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Carburetor Idling, Part Throttle & Full Throttle

Under these driving conditions, carburetors fuel metering is controlled more accurately to prevent over richness which can cause air pollution. This is achieved by use of a spring biased metering needle and factory fixed jet, together with leaning of mixture by opening of temperature controlled valve when carburetor is hot.