Bill

Need a part number for a 68 390FE equipped with a four barrel... Not a truck engine..a Bird engine.

The choke tube from the passenger exhaust manifold to the choke assembly

Technical term "Heat Tube"?

Garbz

 

Ed, there isn't a specific tube made for a service part replacement.

Ford only offered the following over the parts counter:

B9AZ-9A761-A .. Thermostatic Choke Tube KIT ~ Fits all engines.

The kit consisted of: a copper tube 16.20" long / insulator 14.30" long / misc mounting hardware = nuts, ferrules, etc.

These are prolly available from NAPA. Ford used this kit from the 1950's thru the 1970's.


EDIT: I found this: C4AZ-9820-D .. Choke tube ~ Fits: 1960/65 Ford-Bird-PC / 13.53" long / 1/4" O.D. steel tube.

Parts catalog sez: If not listed, use 9A761 kit.

 

You are better off drilling the manifodl and putting copper tube. Then use a fitting and compression ring. Or like most people once it falls off just leave it off.

 

K thanks Bill, And gas

For 68 here in Arizona the car is emissions tested and requires all factory crap to be in place for visual inspection.

The tube is there but cracked at the entry to the manifold.

I have access to a hydraulic swage to make the dimple but thought a ford service part may have been avalible. These are one of the first things to fail back east too with corrosion and heat. Not one of the best ideas.

Garbz

 

Try www.inlinetube.com or one of the other vendors that make fuel/brake/other tubes for mustangs, tbirds, etc.

 

Hey Garbz,

I had my 68 emissions tested a few months ago and they didn't open the hood or check anything but the exhaust coming out of the tail pipe. I'm from az as well

 

Make your own out of a piece of 1/4" copper or SS. It uses a std compression fitting at the choke and the other end is just pushed down into the manifold hole. Been years since I even messed with one of them. If there just looking it will be there. If the as why copper, tell them it want burn out like steel.

 

Outta state vehicle......

level II inspection plus emissions....

Friend bought it and needs it to get through.

Garbz