In Part One of this series (January '93), we discussed how an internal-combustion engine heats a fuel-and-air mixture to convert it into mechanical energy. In February, we reviewed how a four ...

In this age of computerized fuel injection systems, many people have written off carburetors as relics of a bygone era. Lacking the array of electronic sensors that allows fuel injection to more ...

Carburetors are complicated mechanical contrivances, and can be difficult to understand for the uninitiated. They’re often explained with teaching resources like cutaway drawings and diagrams that ...

Many of you have followed our "How It Works" series since its inception in the January, 1993 issue of HOT ROD and have told us exactly how much it is appreciated. In the 27 issues that followed we've ...