Removal/Installation

On many instances, performance complaints are caused by the presence of dirt, water or other foreign material in the carburetor. The carburetor should be carefully removed from the engine without removing the fuel from the bowl. The contents of the bowl may then be examined for contamination as the carburetor is disassembled.

REMOVAL

1. Remove the air cleaner.
2. Remove the throttle cable and transmission kickdown levers from the throttle lever. For reference during installation, disconnect and mark all vacuum lines, emission hoses, the fuel line and electrical connections.
3. Remove the carburetor retaining nuts, then the carburetor. Remove the carburetor mounting gasket spacer, if equipped, and lower gasket from the intake manifold.

INSTALLATION

NOTE: For idle speeds and torque values refer to SPECIFICATIONS/MECHANICAL.

1. Clean the gasket mounting surfaces of the spacer and carburetor. Place the spacer between two new gaskets and place the spacer and gaskets on the intake manifold. Position the carburetor on the spacer and gasket.
2. Install the spark and EGR vacuum lines and fuel fitting before bolting the carburetor in place. With attaching nuts, secure the carburetor. Alternately tighten each nut in a crisscross pattern.
NOTE: DO NOT overtighten the fuel line fitting.
3. Connect the throttle cable, emission lines and the vacuum lines.
4. Run the engine and adjust the engine idle speeds.
5. For vehicles with either the conventional automatic transmission or the automatic overdrive transmission, the transmission kickdown lever or the throttle valve lever must be adjusted.