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When the car splutters because the carburetter is wrongly set and requires adjustment, it does not mean the car should be scrapped.
It is interesting that Sir George Young took the opportunity... 2009
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When the car splutters because the carburetter is wrongly set and requires adjustment, it does not mean the car should be scrapped.
It is interesting that Sir George Young took the opportunity... 2009
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We had no carbide, and my carburetter had jibbed, so we decided to stop at Ciry for the night.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider William Henry Lowe Watson
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Most of these vaporizers use the heat and the exhaust gases to vaporize the fuel, but they differ greatly in construction; some are of the retort type, and others are of the float-feed carburetter type.
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The girl, coming to his assistance, struck matches and held them dangerously near the carburetter while he worked.
Lady Bountiful George A. Birmingham 1907
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He messed around with his tool bag and explored the carburetter again and again until two hours had elapsed without result.
Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures Montague Glass 1905
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That engine will work as long as there's a drop of essence in the carburetter, and will carry you at forty miles an hour, without feeling a hill which would set many cars groaning and puffing.
The Princess Passes 1901
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No air had been able to reach the petrol in the reservoir, and therefore no spirit had trickled through to the carburetter.
My Friend the Chauffeur Frederic [Illustrator] Lowenheim 1901
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"But it didn't occur to you that it might be the carburetter," said
My Friend the Chauffeur Frederic [Illustrator] Lowenheim 1901
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The carburetter sprays its vapour into the explosion chamber, the magnet flashes its sparks to ignite it, the cooling water bathes the hot walls of the cylinders -- a thing of nerves, and ganglions, and tireless muscles is panting eagerly at your service.
The Princess Passes 1901
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