Back when carburetion for the new internal combustion engine was one step from witchcraft, fuel generally was metered through a screw valve into the intake air flow using gravity, or the even more unlikely surface carburetor. The Lanchester carburetor was basically a surface carb utilizing a wick and enhanced with a tube moving hot air to aid evaporation. Starting the engine must have been a chore. The "float bowl"was filled periodically with a hand pump.
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