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float chamber

noun

  1. a chamber in a carburettor in which a floating valve controls the entry and level of petrol


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When the level of gasoline in the float chamber was lowered the float would fall and the needle valve uncover the opening.

A restricted opening connects the float chamber with the cylindrical chamber so that the gasoline level is the same in both.

It consists of a single jet or spraying nozzle placed in the path of the incoming air and fed from the usual float chamber.

The float guarantees an even level of gasolene in the float chamber at all times.

The device consists of two main parts (Fig. 44)—the float chamber and the jet chamber.

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