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Of the three types of carburetors used on large, high-performance aircraft engines manufactured in the United States during World War II, the Bendix-Stromberg pressure carburetor was the one most commonly found. The other two carburetor types were manufactured by Chandler Groves (later Holley Carburetor Company) and Chandler Evans Control ...
Air from the atmosphere enters the carburetor (usually via an air cleaner), has fuel added within the carburetor, passes into the inlet manifold, then through the inlet valve(s), and finally into the combustion chamber. Most engines use a single carburetor shared between all of the cylinders, though some high-performance engines historically ...
An updraft carburetor is a type of carburetor in which the air flows upward within the device. [1] Other types are downdraft and sidedraft. [2] An updraft carburetor was the first type in common use. [3] In it air flows upward into the venturi to mix with the fuel. [2] An updraft carburetor may need a drip collector. [4]
Carburetor heat (usually abbreviated to 'carb heat') is a system used in automobile and piston-powered light aircraft engines to prevent or clear carburetor icing. It consists of a moveable flap which draws hot air into the engine intake. The air is drawn from the heat stove, a metal plate around the (very hot) exhaust manifold.
Original design incorporating a leather bellows which was replaced by a piston. This image was published 1908 and 1909 A pair of SU carburettors from an MGB. The SU carburettor is a constant-depression carburettor that was made by a British manufacturer of that name or its licensees in various designs spanning most of the twentieth century.