Thanks for the foregoing answers. My curiousity has been stirred to wonder, in a worse-case scenario, do you end up with an engine running at idle and no more? I did have a two-stroke boat engine that reached that state but that was due to carbon build-up on the piston covering 85% of the inlet...
After many years working with carburettor engines and the problems caused by the above, I have yet to see any clear facts on how air & fuel filter restriction affects engines with fuel injection and engine management systems. It would appear that the EMS must compensate, presumably by reducing...
In the 1930s the Wolseley Motor Company built a special car for, I believe, the Duke of Argyll to drive around the game paths on his estate, It had a full four-seater body but only two wheels, fore & aft and was balanced by a large gyroscope under the seats. It apparently worked well!
