Patent ID: 6454246
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: F02M,Y10S

Abstract:
A carburetor having an upper carburetor body, an intake passage through said body having an air inlet and a fuel and air mixture outlet; and a lower fuel chamber carried by said body; said carburetor comprising:a separate nozzle post member seated onto a lower face of said upper carburetor body and extending into said fuel chamber; said separate nozzle post member having a depending post with a vertical bore therethrough and a main fuel jet inlet at its lower end; a nozzle extending into said bore in said depending post, said nozzle having an axially extending mixing passage therethrough with an axial end inlet for receiving fuel from said main jet inlet, as least one side aperture for allowing air to pass therein to mix with said fuel in said mixing passage; and an outlet forming the main fuel nozzle that is in communication with said intake passage of said upper carburetor body; an air passage within said depending post adjacent said nozzle and in communication with said side apertures and in communication with an air path in said upper carburetor body for receiving air therefrom; said main jet fuel inlet being in communication with an idle fuel passage extending axially in said depending post and an idle fuel path in said upper carburetor body; and said idle fuel passage aligned with said idle fuel path in said upper carburetor body and sealed together against leakage by a gasket therebetween.