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float chamber

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The water and air in the float chamber are skin temperature, the darkness is identical with eyes open or closed, and there is no sound—thus there is no external input.

From Slate May 15, 2013

Fuel enters the float chamber through the union M, and the spring P holds the metering pin upward against the restraining action of the lever.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

In this the float chamber and mixing chamber are concentric.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

The adjustment for low speed on the carburetor is made by turning in or out the two knurled screws, placed one on each side of the float chamber.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

This consists of two separate and distinct carburetors joined together so that a common gasoline float chamber and air inlet could be used by both.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

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