Rebuilding a carburetor can be a daunting task if you've never done it before. There are tons of small parts, screws and gaskets that need replacing, and a lot of pieces that need cleaning or ...

Carburetors with vacuum lines are still found on classic vehicles and small-displacement engines — but what is the vacuum actually used for? Let's take a look.

The last time we talked about carburetors, we focused on getting the idle mixture and speed in line. But that’s not all that a carb requires of its owner. Having your idle in line doesn’t mean the car ...

Sometimes, you can get lucky and a simple can of carb cleaner works magic. The Triumph Tiger had been sitting in the dealer’s showroom for several months with a half-full tank of gas when I bought it ...

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 ...

The carburetor became too old school and inefficient compared to fuel injection systems. This was the last vehicle in ...

If you are in the midst of a good old fashioned bench racing session about your favorite high performance engine, at some point the name Holley is bound to turn up. As talk turns to Holley carburetors ...

Our buddy Tim Moore loves to cruise for old carbs. Think of him as a swap-meet resurrection specialist. Know that old wheeze that one man's junk is another man's treasure? Moore loves to rehabilitate ...

The carburetor sitting on your vintage Mustang can be a finicky device. It has minute passages that air and fuel travel through to feed the engine the fuel it demands based on load, rpm, and so forth.