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Old 08-26-2010, 11:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob
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No link handy, but early histories tell of carburetors made like humidifiers, with air being drawn through a chamber with fabric panels wicking up gasoline from a pool in the bottom.
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