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(a),
This fig. 4 is two diagrammatic sections of the carburetter
to show :-
1. The throttle adjusting screw
2. The pilot air adjusting screw
(b), THROTTLE ADJUSTING SCREW.
Set this screw to hold the throttle open sufficiently to keep
the engine running when the twist grip is shut off.
(c), PILOT AIR ADJUSTING SCREW.
This screw regulates the strength of the mixture for idling
and for the initial opening of the throttle. The screw controls
the depression on the pilot petrol jet by metering the amount
of air that mixes with the petrol.
(d), MAIN JET. The main jet controls the petrol supply
when the throttle is more than three-quarters open, but at
smaller throttle openings although the supply of fuel goes
through the main jet, the amount is diminished by the metering
effect of the needle in the needle jet.
Each jet is calibrated and numbered so that its exact discharge
is known and two jets of the same number are alike. NEVER
REAMER A JET OUT, GET ANOTHER OF THE RIGHT SIZE. The bigger
the number the bigger the jet. To remove the main jet unscrew
the main jet cover, the exposed main jet can then be unscrewed
from the jet holder.
(e), NEEDLE AND NEEDLE JET. The needle is attached
to the throttle and being a taper, either allows more or less
petrol to pass through the needle jet as the throttle is opened
or closed throughout the range, except when idling or nearly
full throttle.
The taper needle position in relation to the throttle opening,
can be set according to the mixture required, by fixing it
to the throttle with the needle clip spring in a certain groove
(see above illustration), thus either raising or lowering
it. Raising the needle richens the mixture and lowering it
weakens the mixture at throttles openings from quarter to
three-quarters open (see
illustration sheet 7).
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needles are marked with the letters: |
B
type are fitted in the 375 carburetter |
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C
type are fitted in the 376 carburetter |
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D
type are fitted in the 389 carburetter |
(f), THROTTLE
VALVE CUTAWAY. The atmospheric side of the throttle is
cut away to influence the depression on the main fuel supply
and thus gives a means of tuning between the pilot and needle
jet range of throttle opening. The amount of cutaway is recorded
by a number marked on the throttle, eg: 376/3 means throttle
type 376 with number 3 cutaway; Larger cutaways, say 4 and
5, give weaker mixtures, and 2 would give a richer mixture.
(g), AIR
VALVE, is only used for starting and running when cold,
and for experimenting with, otherwise run with it wide open.
(h), TICKLER,
a small plunger spring loaded in the float chamber wall. When
pressed down on the float the needle valve is pushed off its
seat and so "flooding" is achieved. Flooding temporarily
enriches the mixture until the level of the petrol subsides
to normal.
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