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float bowl

American  

noun

  1. Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.


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The starter, main, and pilot jet should be exposed after taking the float bowl off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gasoline can go "bad" in a matter of weeks, and if fuel has been sitting in the carb's float bowl for a while, the jets are probably gummed up.

From Time Magazine Archive

Step 6 Intermediate Turn the carburetor over and remove the float bowl.

From Time Magazine Archive

To prevent this from happening again, drain the float bowl at the end of the season along with the fuel tank and clean the jets prior to the beginning of the season.

From Time Magazine Archive

For easy starting an extra passage leads from the float bowl passage to a point above the throttle.

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

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