Ford VV carburettor automatic choke components - removal, checking and refitting
Bi-metal housing Note: A new gasket will be required on refitting.
Removal
1 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
2 Remove the air cleaner as described in Section 2.
3 Release any pressure in the cooling system by loosening the pressure cap (see Chapter 1), then detach the inlet and outlet hoses at the automatic choke unit. Clamp the hoses or position them with their ends facing upwards to minimise coolant leakage.
4 Mark the bi-metal housing-to-choke body joint with quick-drying paint to ensure correct realignment on reassembly.
5 Unscrew and remove the three bi-metal housing retaining screws and withdraw the housing and gasket (see illustration).
11.5 Removing the automatic choke bimetal housing
Refitting 6 Refitting is a reversal of the removal procedure.
7 Use a new gasket between the main body and the bi-metal housing.
8 When fitting the bi-metal housing, engage the bi-metal coil with the linkage lever centre slot, then loosely fit the three retaining screws, starting with the lower one (see illustration).
11.8 Automatic choke linkage lever centre slot (arrowed)
9 Before tightening the retaining screws, align the paint mark on the bi-metal body with the choke body marking (see illustration).
11.9 Alignment marks on choke unit and bi-metal housing Ford VV carburettor
10 Refit the air cleaner as described in Section 2 and top-up the cooling system as described in Chapter 1.
Automatic choke unit
Note: A new gasket will be required on
refitting.
Removal
11 Remove the bi-metal housing as
described previously in this Section.
12 Carefully remove the three screws within the choke housing body and withdraw the unit from the carburettor together with the gasket.
Checking
13 Carry out the checks described for the
manual choke unit in Section 10.
Refitting
14 If a new choke unit is to be fitted, it will
first be necessary to tap out the securing
screw holes for the bi-metal housing. The
thread can be tapped out using the retaining
screws which are of the thread-cutting type.
Do not cut the threads with a standard tap.
15 Refit the choke housing body to the carburettor using a new gasket, then refit the bi-metal housing as described previously in this Section.
See also:
Fuel tank - removal and refitting
The procedures are the same as described
in Part A of this Chapter for carburettor
engines, but in addition disconnect the fuel
tank-to-fuel pump hose from the rear face of
the tank. ...
Fuel vapour separator (models from 1985) - removal and refitting
Caution: Refer to the
precautions in Section 1 before
proceeding.
Removal
1 On SOHC models, the vapour separator is
located on the left-hand side of the engine
compartment. On CVH models, the va ...
Rear shock absorber (Saloon and Estate models) - removal,
testing and refitting
Removal
1 Slacken the roadwheel bolts, raise the rear
of the vehicle, support it on stands (see
“Jacking and Vehicle Support”) and remove
the roadwheel.
2 Support the suspension lower arm with a
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