As the
throttle valves are opened to a greater degree and more air is drawn through the carburetor, it is
necessary to provide means, other than the idle systems, for supplying additional fuel to meet
the engine requirements.
Use Figure 7-2 as a
reference.
The primary
or pump side of the carburetor meets this increased demand for fuel in the
following manner: At a
point of sufficient throttle opening, manifold vacuum or suction,
multiplied several times in [he primary (1) and secondary Venturi (2). is transmitted
to Che tip of the main well tubes or main discharge
nozzles (3). This suction draws fuel from the float bowl,
through the calibrated main
metering jets (4) and into the
air bled main well lubes (5). After passing through the main well tubes (5) air joins the
mixture at the main well bleeds
(6). The mixture then passes from the
tip of the nozzle through the Mixture Passage
(7), to the secondary Venturi (2) and on into the intake manifold. As the throttle opening is progressively increased and
more fuel is drawn through the
main well tubes, the fuel
level in the main wells drops. As this fuel level drops, the calibrated holes in the main well
tubes become uncovered of
fuel. When this occurs, thev be-