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Begin carburetor teardown by removing the<br />

external hardware; automatic-choke<br />

assembly, fuel fllter, throttle solenoid and<br />

any other items which have been hung on<br />

your carburetor.<br />

Don't overlook removing the air-cleaner<br />

hold-down stud before you remove the carburetor<br />

top. It threads into the main body.<br />

After your carburetor is torn down and<br />

cleaned, lay out the rebuild kit. Be careful.<br />

There are several small parts that are easy<br />

to lose, particularly the ball check/s. There<br />

are more parts than you need. This allows<br />

one kit to be used to rebuild more than one<br />

carburetor model.<br />

filter-not the butterfly-and the choke lav out the parts in an orderly fashion.<br />

vacuum can and throttle solenoid or dashpot<br />

if yours is one <strong>of</strong> the later emissioncontrolled<br />

models.<br />

Remove the bowl cover. Don't forget -<br />

to remove the air-cleaner hold-down bolt<br />

from the center. You now have access to<br />

the float, its needle and seat, the venturi<br />

booster assembly and main jets. Also remove<br />

the discharge-nozzle screw, accelerator-pump<br />

discharge-ball check, and nozzle-and-venturi-booster<br />

assembly. Be careful<br />

with these parts. They are easily<br />

damaged and lost.<br />

Strip the bowl cover and throttle body<br />

<strong>of</strong> their "exterior" components. The<br />

main, or throttle body will have a power/<br />

economizer valve, idle screws and accelerator<br />

pump. A tip here: screw the idlemixture<br />

screws in until they bottom, while<br />

counting the number <strong>of</strong> turns. Make a<br />

note <strong>of</strong> it for reassembly. After removing<br />

them, the cleaning-process can start.<br />

Soak the parts in carburetor cleaner or<br />

lacquer thinner-long enough to remove<br />

or s<strong>of</strong>ten the carbon and varnish deposits<br />

so they can be rinsed or wiped <strong>of</strong>f. A<br />

note <strong>of</strong> caution: Don't soak any rubber<br />

or plastic parts in solvent. This includes<br />

the float. Otherwise, there's a good chance<br />

they will be ruined. After the parts have<br />

soaked for a while and you've rinsed and<br />

dried them <strong>of</strong>f, blow all the passages out<br />

with compressed air, if you have it avail-<br />

able. Be very careful not to get any solvent<br />

in your eyes when doing this.<br />

Assembly-Relying on the instruction<br />

sheet that came with your rebuild kit,<br />

begin assembling your carburetor. First<br />

open up the kit too, but be careful not to<br />

lose any <strong>of</strong> the little parts-ball check, gasket,<br />

clips and the like. I leave the parts in<br />

the box, but fix it so I can easily see them.<br />

Put the exterior parts on the throttle<br />

body first, the economizer/power valve,<br />

idle jets and the accelerator pump and its<br />

linkage. Be careful during the assembly<br />

that you don't over-tighten any component.<br />

You are working with delicate parts<br />

and s<strong>of</strong>t material. There aren't any torque<br />

specifications, so you'll just have to rely<br />

on your grey matter.<br />

Start with the inside. Install the main<br />

jets using a screwdriver that fits tightly in<br />

their slots. The next job is more than just<br />

assembly-setting float level or height.<br />

Float level governs the fuel level in the<br />

bowl, so it must be right. Check float<br />

level by installing the float, its needle and<br />

seat. Lightly hold the float and its needle<br />

in the closed position. Using the floatlevel<br />

gage that came in your rebuild kit,<br />

check the float position in the bowl. Position<br />

the gage across the top <strong>of</strong> the float<br />

Installing the booster-venturi assembly<br />

involves several parts. Ball-check and its<br />

weight go in first, followed by gasket,<br />

booster, booster-venturi screw and its airdistribution<br />

plate or gasket.<br />

bowl, and measure down to the top <strong>of</strong><br />

the raised float, using the correct tab on the end from which the needle<br />

the q-he kit's sDecification sheet then reinstall it for a recheck. You'll<br />

'2 0<br />

gives you this informa;ion. A tip-rather probably have to do this another time or<br />

than holding the float and needle in the two before the level is right, then you can<br />

closed ~ositions. hold the carburetor up- leave the float and needle permanently<br />

side dokn and lkt the float weight do it. installed.<br />

This is more realistic as it loads the float Install the venturi booster assembly,<br />

assembly similar to how it will be loaded the ball check and its weight, the airin<br />

actual service.<br />

distribution plate and the discharge-nozzle<br />

If you find that the float needs ad- screw to hold the complete assembly in<br />

justing-it will-remove it and its needle place. YOU should now be ready to close<br />

assembly to make the adjustment. Bend up your carburetor.<br />

CARBURETOR REBUILD 135

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