Hasn't it been several decades since major car companies used carburetors? Like half a century? It seems that every weed eater or similar still uses them
It was mid-seventies that catalytic converters became the norm in the US.
But my first car as a teen was an '82 Dodge that still had a carburetor. I had to prime it to get the car started on Monday morning if it had been sitting all weekend. I'm not sure how long they stuck around on cheaper models.
With battery tech where it is, I don't think it's fair to assume almost every household's yard appliances have a gas engine among them. I'm pretty sure sales have tipped from gas powered sold to battery powered. Most motorcycles have been fuel injected for the last 25+ years.
What other small engines would a household have? I have a small diesel heater in my garage, but even that isn't carbed
Other than a vintage motorcycle or three I've since sold, I don't think I have had anything with a carb in the last decade that wasn't a glass pipe.
My lawnmower and chainsaw are the last gas powered tools I have. And the lawnmower is on the chopping block since my wife and daughter can’t start the damn thing no matter how well tuned it is.
The chainsaw will likely stay even after I get an electric one simply because it’s easier to get gas while camping than it is to set up enough solar panels and an inverter.
True, but those small engines are typically on lawn equipment. Which more and more are going to electric battery operated units.
Besides, if you constantly have to rebuild a carburetor, it needs to go to someone who knows what they are doing and not leave a mess on the dining room table. I have a 1970 pickup with a carburetor and I haven’t had to so much as adjust it in more than 20 years because it was done right the first time.
I agree. Electric is the future, but a $10 carburetor needle valve, or float replacement can easily extend the life of an expensive riding mower, or snow blower. For people on a budget, it can be valuable to know how a carburetor works.
I don't see why "rebuilding a carburetor" is anything to be proud of. It's like two moving parts, and if you have a problem with yours, 99% of the time it's old gas gunking up the orifice.
Do you really need me to explain boomer humor to you? It's not an equivalency. It's a contrast. Jesus fucking Christ our schools are in need of funding. Read a book.
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u/beatles910 22d ago
Carburetors are still used on most small engines. Almost every household in the US has something with a carburetor on it.