Wow this thing is wierd
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The 2F engine manual has a step by step walk through of the entire teardown, reassembly and adjustment. I know your short on $ but if you're going to do it, you might as well do it once - right.
The diagram in the $14.95 Haynes manual is good enough to to get you by IF you take a few good pics of the linkages before you tear it down. In your case, you probably have something clogged somewhere and it's most likely just a tear down, clean-up and re-assemble job. I did my first carb-rebuild with only the Haynes and it still runs great to this day. Just take your time, carefully inspect each part for proper operation and damage, clean, and set aside. If your jets do not appear worn out and are clear, then all you need is a basic Keyster brand kit you can get off of eBay or one of the online cruiser parts houses. If after you tear it down and find that a lot of stuff is out of whack or things just don't operate the way they should, get the 2F engine manual and start at the beginning checking all of the parts and angles, etc.
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I'm hoping that it's just a cleaning job. I know that while I am in there, I'm going to replace all the diaphragms and the fuel float just so that I don't have to do it again, but I am hoping that this will be a fairly simple job.
My 2F engine manual will come in handy again. BTW, it's the green cover, and my truck is an 87. Is that the correct manual?
I'm going to get the kits from advanced autoparts that I posted earlier. I think that that will be easiest.
My 2F engine manual will come in handy again. BTW, it's the green cover, and my truck is an 87. Is that the correct manual?
I'm going to get the kits from advanced autoparts that I posted earlier. I think that that will be easiest.
GLTHFJ60, I rebuilt my first carburetor in about 10-12 hrs. I'm pretty anal so I cleaned the outside body of the carb as well, even though it's only aesthetic. I did the second one in 4 hours. If you want, I would sell you my spare rebuilt carburetor. I know it works and it works extremely well. I also have a spare float needle and spring that you can test out on your current carb if you think that's the problem. All I know is that when my float was stuck open, there was fuel pouring into both barrels and overflowing into all of the vacuum lines.
If you have a digital camera, take pictures of the carb at all angles before disassembly noting where all the linkages and hoses go. Then take apart the carb slowly. I used baggies and grouped parts that disassembled together. Get a small brass brush, lots of carb cleaner, and a canister of air. There are 3 main segments to the carburetor. I tried to keep each one separate, so I didn't have a mess of parts to sift through when reassembling.
Email me or PM me if you do run into any problems or want my spare carb.
If you have a digital camera, take pictures of the carb at all angles before disassembly noting where all the linkages and hoses go. Then take apart the carb slowly. I used baggies and grouped parts that disassembled together. Get a small brass brush, lots of carb cleaner, and a canister of air. There are 3 main segments to the carburetor. I tried to keep each one separate, so I didn't have a mess of parts to sift through when reassembling.
Email me or PM me if you do run into any problems or want my spare carb.