Carburetors - Explained

How do carburetors work? This video explains carburetors and the components involved. They are used to mix the fuel into the air entering the engine, and are placed just before the throttle body.

The technology is old, however is still used in small engine applications such as lawnmowers, weedwackers, chainsaws, etc.

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[SmokingLizard]

self-taught college kid who makes a professor's hour long lecture just as informative inside 3:30 minutes for most people to understand not needing the entire physics behind the concept.  great job sir!

[ahmadsamadzai]

Literally looked up a dozen of these videos and couldn't really grasp it till watching this. Thank you sir.

[nicmeehan]

Wow, Jason I cannot believe how far you've come in 5 years!

[EngineeringExplained]

The choke is used to restrict air-flow at the start in order to inject more fuel for starting the engine. After that, the choke is left open and the throttle valve controls the airflow.

[migueldejesus]

It's amazing how tens of thousands of people paid through the nose for what I learned here in five minutes. Thanks dude. You explain this better than some machanics I know

[nfperrini]

This is honestly the best explanation I've found. TY

[mfalasa]

After having seen so many of your newer videos, it was so amusing to see this nearly 10 year old video from you! I do miss the short and sweet video format of days past...

[EngineeringExplained]

You're welcome! Glad it helped you out.

Cheers.

[notyourrealfather]

Crazy to see this video after seeing a bunch of your newer videos! You've come a long way, but always done a great job!

[freighttrain]

I've been watching YouTube videos for probably 7 years, and I am subscribed to a total of 3 channels. Including yours. Way to get to the point quickly and explain what you said you were gonna explain clearly.

5 stars man.

[EngineeringExplained]

Thank you! I still make mistakes but I try to at least make a note in the description if so. Glad you enjoy the videos!

[Coredor]

This is the first video I watched. I'm going to subscribe now..
I'm trying to learn more about my truck. Your explaination and diagram are the most comprehensive way I learn. Thanks, I'll be checking out the other videos.

[Mprikiman]

Jason, if you were a professor in the vehicle department of our university, I would choose vehicles instead of electronics. Too bad that besides that's not the case, we are also of the same age. I admire your effort and your achievements. Keep up the good work mate!

[EngineeringExplained]

@Veggies94 Depends on the setup, can be either or, but one carb is more common leading to the intake manifold. Higher performance engines (older, obviously) may use one per cylinder.

[Afeldenstylee]

Hey, I'm from Germany and I'm working on cars everday. Since I'm interested in every technical detail I just want to know how everything works...now I just saw your videos and i got to say you explain everything just right - I didn't find any false statements! Keep on doing that stuff, your channel is awesome!

[Randy-evkw]

12 years later this video just helped me understand my holley carb infinitely better. Thanks dude.

[thecherokeechannel]

Dang! This video is pretty old and STILL has the easiest explanation to these systems. thanks jason. Been following for several years didnt expect to find this. Great job!

[EngineeringExplained]

Thanks, great to hear! I even use it myself from time to time; it's tough remembering everything. :)

[iron]

thanks for this vid. I'm a nerdy engineer who works on small engines as a hobby. This video was direct and to the point which was easy to understand. It's easy to present the information but to explain it in a way that makes sense is difficult. Your explanation was perfect. keep em coming.

[MontiGabriel]

Thanks to COVID 19 I found time to understand how a carburator works and definitely, of the 7 or 8 videos I have looked at this is definitely the best. Congrats !!! i am suscribed to your channel right away.