Fuel conservation device

A fuel conservation apparatus for an internal combustion engine having an electrical system and a fuel pump and a carburetor, said fuel conservation apparatus comprising housing means interposed between the fuel pump and carburetor and having two independent compartments, one of said compartments being a vaporization compartment and the other of said compartments being a heating compartment, said housing having inlet port means providing communication between the vaporization compartment and the fuel pump for selectively directing said raw fuel into the vaporization compartment and outlet port means in communication with the vaporization compartment for discharging vaporized fuel therefrom, electrical heating means provided in said heating compartment and operably connected with the electrical system of the internal combustion engine for hearing the fuel in the vaporization compartment to provide vaporization of the fuel, auxiliary carburetor means interposed between the outlet port means and the carburetor whereby vaporized fuel only may be delivered to power the internal combustion engine, and bypass means connected between the fuel pump and the first mentioned carburetor for selectively bypassing the housing means and auxiliary carburetor means, a first lock off valve means interposed between the inlet port and the fuel pump for providing selective flow of fuel to the housing, and second lock off valve means interposed between the housing and the carburetor for cooperation with the first lock off valve means to remove the fuel conservation apparatus from the internal combustion engine system if desired.