How a carb works

[Stu]

this has got to be one of the best descriptions I have seen of how a carb works

https://www.facebook.com/interestingengineering/videos/1574395025963529/

[Stu]

the full video is here!

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[Bianco2564]

Carbs are a work of art, replaced by a dull injector.

[mikestrivens]

Carburetors are a monumental pain in the arse to getting working properly when they go out of kilter.

[Six30]

To be honest I don't much care for how things work as long as they work and keep working

[Stu]

To be honest I don't much care for how things work as long as they work and keep working

 

Unlike yourself?

[Bianco2564]

Carburetors are a monumental pain in the arse to getting working properly when they go out of kilter.

 

Not if you know what you are doing and have the kit.

Agree if you don't know how to set them up they can be a nightmare.

[Guest]

Carburetors are a monumental pain in the arse to getting working properly when they go out of kilter.

 

Not if you know what you are doing and have the kit.

Agree if you don't know how to set them up they can be a nightmare.

 

As I have previously observed, nothing puts the sh*ts up you more than hearing the immortal phrase

"My bikes running rough - I'm not much of a mechanic but I've stripped and cleaned the carbs...."

What they almost invariably fail to add is:

"...and now it won't run at all......"

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

At the end of the day a bike fitted with properly tuned carbs is so much nicer than a FI system. But I'll admit carbs can be a nightmare to set up right.

[fastbob]

It's probably not everyone's idea of an ornament but I've got a Mikuni on my mantle piece .

[Stu]

It's probably not everyone's idea of an ornament but I've got a Mikuni on my mantle piece .

 

I could have done with one of those for the BM

[Guest]

At the end of the day a bike fitted with properly tuned carbs is so much nicer than a FI system. But I'll admit carbs can be a nightmare to set up right.

If you understand how the various circuits in the carb interact with each other, then it's not too bad, but the problem is those oh-so-tempting adjustment screws......"if those are adjustment screws, then they must need adjusting, right??"

I stuck a pair of 36 mm Dell'ortos on my Guzzi......those things were effin' brutal.....if you operated the throttle slide briskly, the accelerator pumps used to squirt a jet of neat petrol down the inlet tracts - but set up nicely, they were heavenly.....

[megawatt]

Fastbob, those aren't proper Mikunis. Try some RS36s?

[Bianco2564]

It's probably not everyone's idea of an ornament but I've got a Mikuni on my mantle piece .

 

Is that a tin of lapping paste next to the carb?

[Guest]

It's probably not everyone's idea of an ornament but I've got a Mikuni on my mantle piece .

 

Is that a tin of lapping paste next to the carb?

Sure as sh*t ain't cat food.......

[fastbob]

It's probably not everyone's idea of an ornament but I've got a Mikuni on my mantle piece .

 

Is that a tin of lapping paste next to the carb?

 

Yep

[fastbob]

Fastbob, those aren't proper Mikunis. Try some RS36s?

TBH I can't remember where it came from , might be off a Bandit .

[megawatt]

Probably

[Tankbag]

Couldn't fix the carb on my ancient lawn mower it's a near antique, free to anyone on here who wants a go kart project you'll have to collect though

[Guest]

Yeah, just thought......cats usually lap saucers of milk, not valves......but maybe Bob is gonna break the mould!