AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT, NCTTE LAB / LEC "FUEL, LUB, COOLING"

SOLEX Additional Mixture Carburetor (3)

Fig. 4: "FULL LOAD"
BYPASS: (see fig. 2, page 2)
Similar to the above explained idle system, but now the
throttle is slightly opened - some air passes the air horn
and the venturi. To avoid insufficient fuel supply (= too
lean mixture!), the carburetor is equipped with some
"bypass holes" around the throttle opening so that the
intake manifold vacuum can act at the "bypass holes".
Since this holes directly pass the vacuum to the above
mentioned "idle fuel air jet", more fuel will be drawn and
ensure the proper air-fuel mixture.
PART LOAD: (see fig. 3, page 2)
Throttle is opened further more; intake vacuum
increases with increasing engine speed, thus causing
vacuum at the venturi which will act on the main
metering system. The vacuum occurring at the venturi
acts at the "air correction jet" and via this jet it draws
"correction air" and pre-mixes it with the fuel that is
drawn through the "main jet". This (relatively rich)
mixture reaches to the "main air stream" at the venturi,
where it is now mixed with the main air to form the well
atomized, final air-fuel mixture.
The wider the opening of the throttle, the higher the
engine speed and the vacuum and therefore the more
fuel will be drawn.
FULL LOAD:
With full opening of the throttle, engine speed will reach
to its maximum and the vacuum inside the air horn will
be high. Therefore the vacuum above the venturi will be
high enough to lift the "ball valve for enrichment" and
draw fuel through the "full load enrichment" device
(power system). Some systems use also the
acceleration system to draw fuel during full load.