float chamber

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

When using this system there should be a drop of not less than two feet from the lowest portion of the gasoline tank to the upper part of the carburetor float chamber.

From Project Gutenberg

The pipe running from the bottom of the lower chamber to the carburetor extends up a ways, so that there is but little chance of dirt or water being carried to the float chamber.

From Project Gutenberg

The modern form of spraying carburetor is provided with two chambers, one a mixing chamber through which the air stream passes and mixes with a gasoline spray, the other a float chamber in which a constant level of fuel is maintained by simple mechanism.

From Project Gutenberg

When the level of gasoline in the float chamber was lowered the float would fall and the needle valve uncover the opening.

From Project Gutenberg