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Rebuilding the Carter WCD - Part3
Topic: Mechanical   Posted:2005-06-12
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In this picture is a .010 feeler gauge pointing at the fast idle cam. Below the tong on the fast idle cam, there is a lip on the body of the carburetor. With the choke valve closed, taking tension out of the linkage, there should be .010" between the cam and the lip of the carburetor:



Now, with the choke valve fully closed, there should be a .020" gap between the throttle valve and the bore of the carburetor:



Open the throttle all of the way. There should be a 3/16" gap between the edge of the choke valve and the inner wall of the air horn:



There are 3 parts to this story:
Part1
Part2
Part3




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