How do I clean the carburetor if old gas has clogged it? Cleaning your small engine’s carburetor isn’t terribly daunting, but I recommend that you have the correct service manual for your engine and a ...

Most of us agree the 4300/4350 carburetor can be a real toilet bowl, especially when you consider how terrific its predecessor, the Autolite 4100 "shoebox," was and still is. The 4100 possessed the ...

"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and the carburetor is only one link in the engine. Carburetion is dependent on the spark timing, valve timing, engine compression, ignition system, and ...

Freshening a carburetor isn't that scary — anyone with a little mechanical aptitude, a set of basic hand tools, and an off-the-shelf gasket/jet kit can rebuild a carb on the cheap. There are certainly ...

At the dawn of the muscle car era, GM had thoroughly tested Carter's AFB carburetors on Chevrolet's 348 and 409, and on the high-output Pontiac 389 V-8s. The AFB was a logical choice for Corvette's ...

Confirm that the fuel valve is on, there’s gas in the tank and the spark plug is in good shape. Shoot a one-second burst of aerosol lubricant or carburetor cleaner down the throat of the carburetor.

This month we will decode the Carter AFB carburetor’s triangular metal identification tag, review the identifying suffix codes, and carburetor identification numbers. We will also discuss the ...