Carburettor

Question 1

What delivers the fuel to the engine ?

Answer 1

Fuel pump, propelled from the tank through a filter

Question 2

What is a carburettor?

Answer 2

Device that mixes air and fuel for petrol fueled internal combustion engines in the proper air to fuel ratio

Question 3

Carburettors are classified according to the direction of flow which are ..

Answer 3

Downdraft
Side draft
Up draft

Question 4

The function of a carburettor is to?

Answer 4

Mix the fuel and air

Control the quantity of mixture to the engine throughout its operating range

Question 5

The carburettor turns liquid fuel into what

Answer 5

Vapour

Question 6

What 3 principles does the carburettor use ?

Answer 6

The U-tube
Bernoulli’s principle
Venturi principle

Question 7

What is a U shaped tube ?

Answer 7

When filled with liquid can measure pressure differences

Question 8

What principles does the choke carburettor use?

Answer 8

Bernoulli’s principle

The Venturi effect

Question 9

What are the 4 main components of a fuel system?

Answer 9

The fuel tank, fuel line, fuel pump

and the carburettor

Question 10

What two types of mixtures are there ?

Answer 10

A rich and weak mixture

Question 11

When is a rich mixture required ?

Answer 11

When the engine is starting from cold, when more power is required under acceleration and heavy loads