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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How do I clean the carburetor if old gas has clogged it? Cleaning your small engine’s carburetor isn’t terribly daunting, but I recommend that you have the correct service manual for your engine and a ...

One of the most essential bits of information I ever picked up about cars came from a close friend and mentor. He told me, “they’re all pieces of junk, and they all break.” While that’s a rather bleak ...

Cleaning a carburetor is an important step in preventative maintenance on cars, trucks, motorcycles, and small engines. The procedure can often be done when the carburetor is still on the engine, but ...