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Six example sentences with carburettor, each labelled with its topic.
A clogged jet in the carburettor starved the engine, so the mower coughed twice and quit on every slope.
Technology
In the garage scene the mechanic rebuilds a carburettor on newspaper, laying out springs and needles in careful rows.
Movies
Fuel injection replaced the carburettor in most cars by the late eighties, ending decades of cold morning choke pulling.
History
A carburettor relies on the Bernoulli effect, since air rushing through a narrow throat drops in pressure and draws fuel up.
Science
Our rented scooter died halfway up the pass, and a roadside mechanic cleaned the carburettor with a toothbrush in ten minutes.
Travel
The racing sim lets you rejet the carburettor of a classic car, and a richer mix adds power at the cost of fuel.
Gaming
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