1982 Ford 300 6 Carb 'Cleaning'
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1982 Ford 300 6 Carb 'Cleaning'
I've got a 1982 Ford straight 6 300 that you folks have been helping me out with from time to time.
The carb that came with it had a bunch of hoses unhooked, no choke stove, and the throttle linkage was broken.
My distributer has a vaccuum advance.
I switched out the original messed up carb with a decent carb from a 1985, leaving most of the hoses unhooked.
I'd like to use the 1985 carb but take off the throttle position sensor and unhook the remainder of the vaccuum lines (it ran great for the first 1000 miles with the 1985 carb but now its idling rough and I need the truck this weekend to pull some trees around).
Can I 'get by' permanently with the '85 carb unhooked, or do I need to acquire an early 70's carb?
Thanks for the help, Arne
The carb that came with it had a bunch of hoses unhooked, no choke stove, and the throttle linkage was broken.
My distributer has a vaccuum advance.
I switched out the original messed up carb with a decent carb from a 1985, leaving most of the hoses unhooked.
I'd like to use the 1985 carb but take off the throttle position sensor and unhook the remainder of the vaccuum lines (it ran great for the first 1000 miles with the 1985 carb but now its idling rough and I need the truck this weekend to pull some trees around).
Can I 'get by' permanently with the '85 carb unhooked, or do I need to acquire an early 70's carb?
Thanks for the help, Arne
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Here's the truck.
Here's the interior, just okay.
Here's the distributor with the vaccuum advance.
Here's a hose that goes from the air pump to the what looks like the intake below the carb - the air pump is currently frozen and unhooked. I have another air pump and was going to hook it back up, any thoughts?
Here's the interior, just okay.
Here's the distributor with the vaccuum advance.
Here's a hose that goes from the air pump to the what looks like the intake below the carb - the air pump is currently frozen and unhooked. I have another air pump and was going to hook it back up, any thoughts?
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I switched out the original messed up carb with a decent carb from a 1985, leaving most of the hoses unhooked.
I'd like to use the 1985 carb but take off the throttle position sensor and unhook the remainder of the vaccuum lines (it ran great for the first 1000 miles with the 1985 carb but now its idling rough and I need the truck this weekend to pull some trees around).
Can I 'get by' permanently with the '85 carb unhooked, or do I need to acquire an early 70's carb?
I'd like to use the 1985 carb but take off the throttle position sensor and unhook the remainder of the vaccuum lines (it ran great for the first 1000 miles with the 1985 carb but now its idling rough and I need the truck this weekend to pull some trees around).
Can I 'get by' permanently with the '85 carb unhooked, or do I need to acquire an early 70's carb?
In 1984-1985, the feedback carburetors used the EEC-IV computer to control the timing (that is why there is no vacuum advance on the distributor on these models), and the air/fuel mixture along with emissions. Also, the ignition system is different compared to what you should have on your '82 model. So if you are using a vacuum advance distributor, you are going to need a non-feedback carburetor.
Look for a 1983 or older carburetor (non California models) or aftermarket.
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