Hoe uw carburateur werkt...

[Speedracer]

I know that some people do not understand how a motorcycle works as well as me so I am happy to pass on some of my wealth of knowledge now and again.

Having a more in-depth understanding of the basics of carb design and function will likely make it far easier to get them set up correctly.

The basic secret of carb function is that inside each carb are

thousands of tiny gnomes; each with a small bucket. As you open the

throttle, more of these gnomes are allowed out of their house and into

the float bowl, where they fill the buckets and climb up the carb's

passages to the intake, where they empty their buckets into the air

stream.

But, if you don't ride the bike for a while, bad things can happen.

Tiny bats take up residence in the chambers of the carb, and before

long the passages are plugged up with guano. This creates a gnome

traffic jam, and so not enough bucketfuls of fuel can get to the engine. If it gets bad enough, the gnomes simply give up and go take a nap. The engine won't run at all at this point. Sometimes you'll have a single dedicated gnome still on the job, which is why the bike will occasionally fire as the gnome tosses his lone bucket load down

the intake.

There has been some research into using tiny dwarves in modern carbs.

The advantage is that unlike gnomes, dwarves are miners and can often

re-open a clogged passage. Unfortunately, dwarves have a natural fear

of earthquakes, as any miner should. In recent tests, the engine

vibrations caused the dwarves to evacuate the Harley Davidson test

vehicle and make a beeline for the nearest BMW dealership. Sadly,

BMW's are fuel injected and so the poor dwarves met an unfortunate end in the rollers of a Bosch fuel pump.

Other carb problems can also occur. If the level of fuel in the float

bowl rises too high, it will wipe out the Section 8 gnome housing in

the lower parts of the carb. The more affluent gnomes build their

homes in the diaphragm chamber, and so are unaffected. This is why

the bike is said to be "running rich".

If the fuel bowl level drops, then the gnomes have to walk farther to

get a bucketful of fuel. This means less fuel gets to the engine.

Because the gnomes get quite a workout from this additional distance,

this condition is known as "running lean".

The use of the device known only as the 'choke' has finally been

banned by PETG (People for the Ethical Treatment of Gnomes) and

replaced by a new carb circuit that simply allows more gnomes to carry

fuel at once when the engine needs to start or warm up. In the

interests of decorum, I prefer not to explain how the 'choke'

operated. You would rather not know anyway.

So, that's how a carburetor works. You may wish to join us here next

week for electricity 101, or "How your bike creates cold fusion

inside the stator, and why the government doesn't want you to know

about it."

[teddy kgb]

Ga dat vanavond voorlezen aan mijn petekindje... durf je wedden dat ze t fantastisch vind?!?

[EriX]

tis dan toch waar en ikke maar denken dat ze me sprookjes aant vertellen waren lol ;-)

[Koala2]

Vespa carb's are better off as in there dwell gentle and hard working Hobbits instead of Gnomes or Dwarves (or was it Dwarfs?)and, as we know, Hobbits are very well used to round doors and pipes. If ever you have carb trouble with a Vesp, sound the Horn of the Rohirrim and call out for Gandalf the Grey and he'll get your trouble over in no time.

[Cholest 'O Roll]

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