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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Example Sentences

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

Location: The pilot jet is located in the float bowl underneath the float bowl cover on the bottom of the carburetor.

From Time Magazine Archive

If there's a collection of dirt or rust inside the float bowl, you've got trouble brewing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Remove and Replace: T o get to the pilot jet you'll need a Phillips screwdriver to first remove the float bowl.

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 Pag?, Victor Wilfred