The carburetor sitting on your vintage Mustang can be a finicky device. It has minute passages that air and fuel travel through to feed the engine the fuel it demands based on load, rpm, and so forth.

With trucks evolving faster than a clean freak can go through a gallon of quick detailer, some of the basic mechanical skills are getting pushed back into the memory banks. Things like plugging in a ...

Many of you have followed our "How It Works" series since its inception in the January, 1993 issue of HOT ROD and have told us exactly how much it is appreciated. In the 27 issues that followed we've ...

Although you may have a hard time getting them to admit it, for many car builders, the carburetor is the most complicated and least understood part on a vehicle. Everyone understands the basics of its ...

Confirm that the fuel valve is on, there’s gas in the tank and the spark plug is in good shape. Shoot a one-second burst of aerosol lubricant or carburetor cleaner down the throat of the carburetor.

The last time we talked about carburetors, we focused on getting the idle mixture and speed in line. But that’s not all that a carb requires of its owner. Having your idle in line doesn’t mean the car ...