Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines: Stationary, Marine, Traction; Gas Burners, Oil Burners, Etc.; Farm, Traction, Automobile, Locomotive; A simple, practical and comprehensive book on the construction, operation and repair of all kinds of engines. Dealing with the various parts in detail and the various types of engines and also the use of different kinds of fuel.Rathbun, John B.
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Practical Hand Book of Gas, Oil and Steam Engines: Stationary, Marine, Traction; Gas Burners, Oil Burners, Etc.; Farm, Traction, Automobile, Locomotive; A simple, practical and comprehensive book on the construction, operation and repair of all kinds of engines. Dealing with the various parts in detail and the various types of engines and also the use of different kinds of fuel.
Rathbun, John B.
Internal combustion engines; Traction-engines
In some types of Schebler carburetors, the float chamber =B= is
surrounded by a water jacket that is supplied with hot water from the
cylinder jackets of the engine. This keeps the gasoline warm so that it
evaporates readily under any atmospheric conditions.
The quantity of air admitted to the carburetor is controlled by an air
valve shown in the air intake by the dotted lines. This is adjusted by
hand for a particular engine and is seldom touched afterward.
When starting the engine it is necessary to have a very rich mixture for
the first few revolutions, this mixture being obtained by “flooding” the
carburetor.
On the Schebler carburetor the mixing chamber is flooded by depressing
the “tickler” or flushing pin =V=.
(107) Two Cycle Carburetors.
Nearly any type of carburetor can be used on a two port, two stroke,
cycle engine providing a check valve is placed between the crank case
and carburetor to prevent the crank-case compression from forcing its
contents back through the inlet passages. A great many manufacturers
make special carburetors for two stroke motors that have the check valve
built into the carburetor itself. With three port two stroke cycle
engines a check valve is not necessary as the piston in this type of
engine performs this duty.
In that class of vaporizers known as mixing valves, the valve that
controls the flow of gasoline blocks the air passage in such a way that
an additional check valve is not necessary.
(108) Kingston Carburetors.
The Kingston Carburetor shown by Fig. 117 differs from the Schebler in
many details, the principal difference being in the construction of the
spray nozzle and the construction of the auxiliary air valve. The
throttle valve E controls the exit of the mixture through the engine
connection C which is an extension of the mixing chamber. The spray
nozzle J which is surrounded by a hood or tube is controlled by the
needle valve A which is threaded into the top of the mixing chamber,
this latter adjustment being locked into place by a button head screw
and a slot in the casting.
[Illustration:
Fig. 117. Cross-Section Through Kingston Carburetor Showing Balls Used
for Auxiliary Air Valves.
]
Surrounding the nozzle tube or hood is a curved restriction in the air
intake passage, is known as a Venturi tube, which insures a constant
relation between the air and fuel supplies. As the action of the Venturi
tube is rather complicated, it will not be taken up in detail. Air is
supplied to the Venturi passage through the intake (D). An annular float
(K) surrounds the mixing chamber that acts on the gasoline supply valve
(I) through a short lever arm. This valve is accessible for cleaning on
the removal of the cap H that covers the valve chamber. Gasoline enters
the float chamber through the fuel pipe G, and enters the spray nozzle
through the two ports in the base of the mixing chamber.
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