This sounds really stupid but what does the carburetor do?

[Guest]

This sounds really stupid but what does the carburetor do?

I know its a silly question to some people but if you dont ask you wont learn so im just guna put it out there and see.

When I bought my bike I was advised to get a new carburetor I'd like to know a bit more about it to see if it will actually improve my bike or not before i go and buy one

[Guest]

female by any chance ?

[british_is_better]

im sorry but i just LOL'ed realy hard, :')

[hammer5]

http://www.ehow.com/about_5082422_carburetor.html

Ignore Ker5h he's trying to get a shag

[Guest]

http://www.ehow.com/about_5082422_carburetor.html

Ignore Ker5h he's trying to get a shag

 

........and failing!!!! lol

[Guest]

http://www.ehow.com/about_5082422_carburetor.html

Ignore Ker5h he's trying to get a shag

 

........and failing!!!! lol

more success than failure

[Guest]

You smoothie!!!!!

[Guest]

thanks for your help.

No im not female, why does that have anything to do with it! How did you find out the answer ummm... you asked

some people are so lame

[Mightycaz]

Did you check the link in the 3rd post?

Don't take offence to anything said on here, everyone is just having a laugh! As you said, if you don't ask you don't know!!

[hammer5]

thanks for your help.

No im not female, why does that have anything to do with it! How did you find out the answer ummm... you asked

some people are so lame

 

And here was me thinking most bikers had a sense of humour....

PS: Ker5h doesn't care if your male or female, a hole is a hole to him!

[Guest]

changes air and fuel into a igniteable/flammable gas, which goes whizzy pop bang in your engine...

[Guest]

[Bill_on_a_bike]

I do hate this attitude that anyone who doesn't know is a moron. I'm not saying anyone here has displayed it but it does exist. If someone claims to be a bike mechanic then asks this stuff, fair enough, but no one knows 'til you ask, you're not born knowing it.

The carb controlls the mixture of fuel and air in to the cylinders, it also vaporises the fuel so it combusts properly. Common belief would have you think fuel is dumped in to the cylinders like a water pistol but it's more like a very fine spray. The carb is also what your throttle control links to. Twisting the throttle allows more air and fuel to go in to the cylinders.

That's the tip of the ice berg, how it does it and how it does it well in many situations is more complicated.

[Ezituper]

I do hate this attitude that anyone who doesn't know is a moron. I'm not saying anyone here has displayed it but it does exist. If someone claims to be a bike mechanic then asks this stuff, fair enough, but no one knows 'til you ask, you're not born knowing it.

here here

There are a lot of really young first time bike owners on here who maybe don't have the possibility of asking their Dad or brother for help.

asking on a public forum doesn't mean the can be publicly humiliated.

i enjoy a laugh as much as anyone but it seems on here people post for the sake of posting, maybe they don't know themselves and are just bumping the question to the top to get an answer.

[Stu]

I do hate this attitude that anyone who doesn't know is a moron. I'm not saying anyone here has displayed it but it does exist. If someone claims to be a bike mechanic then asks this stuff, fair enough, but no one knows 'til you ask, you're not born knowing it.

The carb controlls the mixture of fuel and air in to the cylinders, it also vaporises the fuel so it combusts properly. Common belief would have you think fuel is dumped in to the cylinders like a water pistol but it's more like a very fine spray. The carb is also what your throttle control links to. Twisting the throttle allows more air and fuel to go in to the cylinders.

That's the tip of the ice berg, how it does it and how it does it well in many situations is more complicated.

 

well said bill

[rennie]

ok question answered, eventually.

topic locked!

i suggest people read the sticky at the top of this section

before any future replies.