Carburettor - removal and refitting

Fuel system / Carburettor - removal and refitting

1 Remove the air cleaner.

2 Disconnect the flow and return fuel hoses from the carburettor and plug them.

8.2 Fuel hose at carburettor

3 Disconnect the coolant hoses from the carburettor throttle valve plate block.

Provided the cooling system is cold and not under pressure there should be almost no loss of coolant. Tie the hoses up as high as possible with a piece of wire.

4 Disconnect the vacuum and vent hoses from the carburettor.

5 Disconnect the throttle and choke controls from the carburettor.

6 Unscrew the mounting flange nuts and lift the carburettor from the intake manifold (photo).

8.6 Carburettor mounting flange nut

7 Refitting is a reversal of removal. Use a new flange gasket and make sure that the fuel return hose is routed above the air cleaner intake.

Fig. 3.9 Fuel return hose correctly located (Sec 8)