Drawback of simple carburetor a simple carburetor as described suffers from the fact that it provides the required airfuel ratio only at one throttle position. Dec 1, his super carburetor gave mpg on a inch v8 ford galaxy another big supporter of ogles invention was professor gerald. The mpg conspiracy theory is crap, and heres why jalopnik. Pdf high mileage experiences water injection how to build. Pogue, fish and others perfected the technique in the 1930ies, probably urged on by the harsh economics of the times. Vacuum from the engines intake stroke causes a low pressure in the venturi. Has a 200 mpg carburetor been suppressed by the oil industry. Has a 200 mpg carburetor been suppressed by the oil. At very high rpm, a dual plane manifold will loose some efficiency. Can an economy carburetor really save fuel and money. When the finaldrive ratio of a mileage test vehicle was increased by 20 percent, the mileage at a 60mph cruise improved by 19 percent. Carburetor installation and tuning ultima products. Jan 28, 2016 weve all heard of the elusive 100 mpg carburetor. The elusive high mileage carburetor by larry wagner, pub.
Serious injury, death and property damage can result from the improper use, control alteration or maintenance of motorcycles. To make sure that your parts are in mint condition, its advised to use a carburetor rebuild kit. Preparation setting up and tuning an su carburetor is based on the premise that both the engine and the carburetor are in good shape. The dealer and dealers customers must exercise good judgment in the use, control, alteration, part selection and installation, and maintenance of motorcycles. Multiple carburetor engines were also common enhancements for modifying engines in the usa from the 1950s to mid1960s, as well as during the following decade of highperformance muscle cars, each carburetor feeding different chambers of the engines intake manifold. Since i dont own any cars with carburetors, i dont have this insightexperience. Among these are lightweight materials, lowfriction tires, improved aerodynamics, flywheels to store and reuse energy now lost during braking, and ultraleanburn engines for more efficient city driving already available in certain toyotas sold in europe. Improving mileage, performance, and drivability on. I enjoy older cars and have only models that are fuel injected. From 1947 to 1959 the fish carburetor company of daytona beach, florida manufactured over 125,000 highmileage carburetors. Bernard wherry, box 148, st marys, wv worked on his high mileage carburetor design for many years.
In this post ill explain the process of rejetting your carburetors in 3 simple steps. The fish carburetor book chapter iii, pp 1112 1982. We all have seen the signs and stickers on gas pumps everywhere stating that there is 10% ethanol added to our gasoline. According to claude corrigan, browns marketing manager, the early fish carburetor. If you can get a little help soldering and welding, then this is the project for you. Antipollution laws in many countries now limit the volume of poisonous carbon monoxide gas co which may be emitted from a car exhaust. Wagner, published by valley press, 1984, out of puyallup washington 98371. The video course teaches you everything about modern cars. When the carburetor first appeared, it was said to boost gas mileage to as high as 200 mpg. Adjusting an emissioncontrol carburettor how a car works. How to calibrate your holley carburetor for mileage. The idea here is to pick an overall cruisegear ratio that is sufficiently high so that you have to open the throttle quite a ways to make sufficient engine torque to push the vehicle to the desired cruise speed.
And, if desired, you can move to advanced levels of tuning and modifying these carbs. How to increase your gas mileage by 70 percent money talks news. After servicing the problems where there but it was giving a mileage of 75kmpl but after i tuned the carburetor its mileage dropped suddenly to 54kmpl and it is still persisting since 6 months i got it serviced by another mechanic he has replaced clutch and accelerator cables,spark plug, cleaned the carburetor and clutch plates, still the same. Both rich and lean mixture are undesirable for your engine. Model a ford, zenith carburetor troubleshooting chart. He made an extensive study and accumulated similar evidence in his research.
Go a little undersized on the flow rate and you should be able to notice about the same or better results. Design and simulation of a producer gas carburetor. Disconnect the hose from the carburetor to the gas tank at the fuel valve connection. For this reason, there are single plane manifolds available. Most gm carburetors are good for high rpm engines 650 cfm, but if you are staying under 6.
Understanding ethanolrelated fuel problems road guardians. The new car was able to drive 40 percent farther while hypermiling 30 miles per gallon, up from 21. Whenever the power valve is opened additional fuel from the float bowl bypasses the main jet to. The elusive effects of cafe standards uci economics. Richard goranflo, 109 longleaf lane, altamont springs, fl once gave seminars on the subject of high mileage and claims to get from 45 mpg to 65 mpg on his 1976 cadillac with 425 cid v8 engine bernard wherry, box 148, st marys, wv worked on his high mileage carburetor design for many years he eventually ended up with three.
May 17, 2012 what is the best carburetor for gas mileage. Indiana university purdue university fort wayne opus. The most accurate method to tune a carburetor is with a wideband airfuel ratio meter. High voltage colloidal silver and gold four winds 10. In this is the greatest positive attribute that can be found in vehicle carburetion. Later carburettors are designed to comply with these laws. Can i modify my carburetor to get more gas mileage. With what seems to be a never ending skyrocketing increase in fuel prices, many people are looking for ways to save both fuel and money. The most famous and most often copied high mileage carburetor in history. This mixture of 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol is often referred to as e10 or gasohol. Some carburetors are so designed that the throttle valve acts as the restrictor to create the low pressure and high velocity. When the manifold vacuum is low heavy acceleration or high speed the spring forces the diaphragm to the left, opening the power valve. With light load and high manifold vacuum a diaphragm is pulled to the right shutting off the power valve. The fish carburetor averaged 20 percent better gas mileage and 30% more horsepower.
Ive personally had an infatuation with high mileage stuff since i was a kid back in the early 70s gas crunch. Get our free ebook, suppressed health secrets with natural cures they. Many of the reports were welldocumented, which accounts for the continued interest in the unit. Fords efforts to reduce imports of high pr ed oil by. Includes king, race, speed, road, demon design and function, air flow theory and tuning secrets.
Apr 02, 2012 a small four barrel will yield better gas mileage then a big two barrel. In either case, make sure the idle and main air bleeds located on the top of the carburetor remain clean and unrestricted. High mileage is never the result of a single miraculous component, such as a carburetor. Model a ford, zenith carburetor troubleshooting chart common causes loose fuel line fitting, drain plug, filter strainer, gav, passage plugs, etc x float is set too high or a pin hole absorbs gasoline into float. To keep expenses down, these auto makers avoid computer controls and use mechanical components such as a carburetor on their cars to make them more easily repairable. The carburetor is described in several publicly available patents which have now. It is probably one of the best of all the books as to understanding catalytic cracking. Exceptional mileage claimed for new carburetor, mass transportation. What, then, did the pogue carburetor do to overcome these power losses and offer the mileage claimed. Jan 04, 2016 richard goranflo, 109 longleaf lane, altamont springs, fl once gave seminars on the subject of high mileage and claims to get from 45 mpg to 65 mpg on his 1976 cadillac with 425 cid v8 engine. I bring you an interesting book, the elusive high mileage carburetor pdf. I had been considering a 67 or 68 model cadillac eldorado for a weekend car, but my local gm mechanic advised that i stay away from carburetorbased models. Ford admitted the carburetor delivered 34% better mileage but then demanded that john robert fish the inventor immediately furnish a worldwide service network.
Understanding ethanolrelated fuel problems written by. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Test made with passenger automobiles indicates that cars equipped with this new carburetor will operate 200 miles per gallon. I know exactly what everybody said in this topic, took me 2 days to read everything in detail. The carburetor is simple in design and does not have moving components. He made an extensive study and accumulated similar evidence in. We made some simple modifications to the intake manifold for dual fuel operation, but the really neat thing is that we built an electronic carburetor using a simple arduino microcontroller radioshack and an oxygen sensor with a servo to operate it. For many years, there has been talk of a 100 mpg or even 200 mpg economy carburetor. Because the engine speed is still slow, the carburetor size is not optimal, and is in fact, too big. The highmileage fish carburetor, notorious in the late 50s until it went out of production in 1959, is once again on the market. Nov 19, this carburetor was the invention of charles nelson pogue, on that test run, tom ogle achieved more than mpg in a 4, pound ford galaxie. Any car equipped with a distributor and carburetor can get better mileage with some adjustments, changes and modifications.
What would be the best carburetor for gas mileage, including should it be electric choke or manual, 4 barrel or 2 barrel, holley, edelbrock etc. Nov 19, 2014 the elusive high mileage carburetor by larry d. Jan 27, 2012 because of the high power losses in the carburetor, in the exhaust gases, and low power factor at which engines work, gasoline has never been delivered its theoretical potential. Suctionlift carburetor this type is usually mounted on the top of the fuel tank. Now that we have selected the right carburetor, we can dig into tuning it. There have been numerous books and plans written purporting to reveal the secrets of the famous 200 mpg carburetor, a device supposedly built in 1935 by charles nelson pogue of winnipeg, canada.
A conspiracy theory has floated around the internet for years. Richard goranflo, 109 longleaf lane, altamont springs, fl once gave seminars on the subject of high mileage and claims to get from 45 mpg to 65 mpg on his 1976 cadillac with 425 cid v8 engine. Atmospheric pressure forces fuel up through the tube into the low pressure area of the venturi and then into the engine. The high mileage fish carburetor, notorious in the late 50s until it went out of production in 1959, is once again on the market. There is a car technology, or, in some cases, a whole car, that has been suppressed in the name of oil profits. Adjusting an emissioncontrol carburettor carburettor. A simple video demonstrating how to tune a carburetor on a motorcycle. A miraculous car that gets 200 miles to the gallon is sold by mistake then. I even tried to build one a couple of times with limited success.
Go back to carb help index go back to main page carburetion basics. Because of the high power losses in the carburetor, in the exhaust gases, and low power factor at which engines work, gasoline has never been delivered its theoretical potential. Known also as 360degree manifolds, the single plane manifolds typically have large intake runners and a large, open plenum under the carb. At all other throttle positions, the mixture is either leaner or richer depending on whether the throttle is opened less or more. A small four barrel will yield better gas mileage then a big two barrel. Jul 26, 2017 both rich and lean mixture are undesirable for your engine. Some are more costeffective or easier to install than others, but all will reduce operating expense per mile. Buy the elusive high mileage carburetor by larry d wagner isbn. How to rebuild you can get the carb set up and performing at its best. This type of carburetor will not work with larger engines and. In my limited experimenting, when this thing gets to a certain temperature the air fuel ratio gauge goes off the chart and the power picks up like i have a tailwind.
The legend of the miracle highmileage automobile has. Charles nelson pogue 15 september 1897 1985 was a canadian mechanic and inventor. Jul 27, 2015 when the finaldrive ratio of a mileage test vehicle was increased by 20 percent, the mileage at a 60mph cruise improved by 19 percent. The first fish carburetor was handbuilt in 1933 and tested by ford motor co 1934. Here in this video i explained that how you can tune your carburetor for maximum possible mileage. The principle is to feed gas vapor into the carburetor or into the intake manifold. Farm show magazine the best stories about madeitmyself. The fish carburetor was originally invented by john robert fish in america in the early thirties. The following should be checked on the engine prior to setting up the carburetor to determine if the situation will lend itself to optimal timing, or. Holley carburetor owners need a rebuilding guide for delivering exceptional acceleration, quick response, and superior fuel economy.
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