Glossary “float system” Definition:
System that controls fuel into the carburetor and the fuel level in the float bowl.
What is float?
float chamber
Glossary “float chamber” Definition:
Fuel reservoir at the bottom of a carburetor.
float circuit
Glossary “float circuit” Definition:
Circuit that maintains the correct fuel level in the carburetor float bowl.
float level
Glossary “float level” Definition:
1). Float position when the needle valve is against its seat, shutting off the fuel supply. 2). Describes the position of the float during operation.
float bowl
Glossary “float bowl” Definition:
1). Section of the carburetor main body that acts as a fuel reservoir. 2). Reservoir from which fuel is metered into the passing air.
float
Glossary “float” Definition:
1). Part that floats in the fuel bowl to assist in controlling the fuel level in the carburetor by operating a float-needle valve. 2). A cruising drive mode in which the throttle setting matches engine speed to road speed, neither accelerating nor decelerating.