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Keihin is a Japanese automotive and motorcycle parts brand of Hitachi Astemo. At the past times, Keihin was a major supplier to Honda , [ 3 ] who owned nearly half of Keihin's shares, [ 4 ] but also supplies other motorcycle manufacturers, among them Triumph , Suzuki , Kawasaki , KTM , Royal Enfield and Harley-Davidson .
Keihin may refer to: Keihin region, Japan; Keihin Corporation, a brand of motorcycle and powersports carburetor, common on Japanese and other motorcycles, including Harley-Davidson; Keihin-TÅhoku Line, a railway line in Japan; Keihin Ferry Boat, a ship operating company in Yokohama; Keihin Kyuko, a private railroad in Japan
Carburetor heat (usually abbreviated to 'carb heat') is a system used in automobile and piston-powered light aircraft engines to prevent or clear carburetor icing. It consists of a moveable flap which draws hot air into the engine intake. The air is drawn from the heat stove, a metal plate around the (very hot) exhaust manifold.
Air from the atmosphere enters the carburetor (usually via an air cleaner), has fuel added within the carburetor, passes into the inlet manifold, then through the inlet valve(s), and finally into the combustion chamber. Most engines use a single carburetor shared between all of the cylinders, though some high-performance engines historically ...
An updraft carburetor is a type of carburetor in which the air flows upward within the device. [1] Other types are downdraft and sidedraft. [2] An updraft carburetor was the first type in common use. [3] In it air flows upward into the venturi to mix with the fuel. [2] An updraft carburetor may need a drip collector. [4]
A pressure carburetor is a type of fuel metering system manufactured by the Bendix Corporation for piston aircraft engines, starting in the 1940s. It is recognized as an early type of throttle-body fuel injection and was developed to prevent fuel starvation during inverted flight .
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Original design incorporating a leather bellows which was replaced by a piston. This image was published 1908 and 1909 A pair of SU carburettors from an MGB. The SU carburettor is a constant-depression carburettor that was made by a British manufacturer of that name or its licensees in various designs spanning most of the twentieth century.