float bowl

noun

1. Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.

Example Sentences

If pressure feed is utilized there may be too much pressure in the tank, or the float controlled mechanism operating the shut-off in the float bowl of the carburetor may not act quickly enough.

From Project Gutenberg

The multiple nozzle carburetor differs from that in which a single spray tube is used only in the construction of the mixing chamber, as a common float bowl can be used to supply all spray pipes.

From Project Gutenberg

For easy starting an extra passage leads from the float bowl passage to a point above the throttle.

From Project Gutenberg

A: Did you drain the float bowl?

From Time Magazine Archive

To prevent this from happening again, drain the float bowl at the end of the season along with the fuel tank and clean the jets prior to the beginning of the season.

From Time Magazine Archive