Re: [ihc] old gasoline and old trucks...

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 12:45 PM 8/17/04, Ryan Moore wrote:
>>
Since this one is continuing, here are some salient facts to consider most
carefully :

  Basics of Carburetor Operation


     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."

--

Greg


>> On Aug 16, 2004, at 9:42 PM, Ryan Moore wrote:
>>
>> > Mr. Hoffstetter, with all due respect... I just need some
>> > clarification...
>> >
>>
>> Mr. Moore, you are always respectful, and that's one of the things I
>> like about you. But, you didn't really need clarification, you already
>> knew that I was talking about draining the small tank and refilling it
>> with fresh gas.
>>
>>
>> John Hofstetter
>> Ol' Saline
>> www.goldrush.com/~hofs
>>
>
>Ah, well the small tank is really really nasty inside, no cap and I imagine
>it's mostly water inside there too.  I know I clogged the filter right after
>I unknowingly set the selector to draw off of that small tank.   It *does*
>have a drain plug, but I still don't have a container large enough for that
>tank.  Not handy anyway.   I *do* have access to a large truck lift that I
>could stick the truck on if I can get it to the point where I can drive it
>about 10 miles.
>
>You through me off when you talked about putting the gas back in the tank.
>That's only theoretically possible with the two 75 gallon tanks.  There's no
>way the 21 gallon tank has anything that can be used inside it.
>
>-Ryan
>
>
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