By all mens attempt the rebuild.
GUNK makes a 1 gal. can of Carb & parts cleaner with a small parts basket included inside for abut $10. The part number is CC-3K, and it is the best environmentally responsible stuff I have seen over the counter. You can get it at some of the discount auto parts stores.
Start by using a piece of that blue styrofoam board, and stick all of the parts you take out or off into it in order.
If you need to draw pictures on it for orientation, have at it!
Use a different part of the styrofoam board for different levels in the carb.
IE: Over here is the stuff that came off of the top, and over here is the stuff from inside, and over in this corner is the stuff from the throttle body on the very bottom.
Get one of the kits that has an exploded view of all of the parts.
Most rebuild kits come to cover several model years, so don't panic if more parts come in than you took out.
If you have a manual for your year model see if it has rebuild instructions. Every little source helps.
My memory isn't what it used to be, so I keep several sources. You never know when one of them is going to show a part from a different angle, or something that only came out on one model year, the year you are working on.
If the kit comes with new check balls, use a caliper to verify size, and use the new ones.
Once you get the hang of it, you will be able to do a complete rebuild in about two hours, and that includes waiting for the parts to soak in the cleaner.
Word to the wise, make sure you keep the check balls separated, and you know what bores they came out of. I don't remember any trick questions in the motorcraft carbs, but there are some that are a major disaster if you get a ball in the wrong bore, or the wrong length screw in the holes on say the old Holleys or any of the British carbs.
Hope this helped, Aaron.
When a fool and a wise man argue, Onlookers can't tell the difference...
GUNK makes a 1 gal. can of Carb & parts cleaner with a small parts basket included inside for abut $10. The part number is CC-3K, and it is the best environmentally responsible stuff I have seen over the counter. You can get it at some of the discount auto parts stores.
Start by using a piece of that blue styrofoam board, and stick all of the parts you take out or off into it in order.
If you need to draw pictures on it for orientation, have at it!
Use a different part of the styrofoam board for different levels in the carb.
IE: Over here is the stuff that came off of the top, and over here is the stuff from inside, and over in this corner is the stuff from the throttle body on the very bottom.
Get one of the kits that has an exploded view of all of the parts.
Most rebuild kits come to cover several model years, so don't panic if more parts come in than you took out.
If you have a manual for your year model see if it has rebuild instructions. Every little source helps.
My memory isn't what it used to be, so I keep several sources. You never know when one of them is going to show a part from a different angle, or something that only came out on one model year, the year you are working on.
If the kit comes with new check balls, use a caliper to verify size, and use the new ones.
Once you get the hang of it, you will be able to do a complete rebuild in about two hours, and that includes waiting for the parts to soak in the cleaner.
Word to the wise, make sure you keep the check balls separated, and you know what bores they came out of. I don't remember any trick questions in the motorcraft carbs, but there are some that are a major disaster if you get a ball in the wrong bore, or the wrong length screw in the holes on say the old Holleys or any of the British carbs.
Hope this helped, Aaron.
When a fool and a wise man argue, Onlookers can't tell the difference...