The Ford Barn

Dee · 11-23-2011, 03:27 PM

Those ball checks do get corroded but I have had success getting them out by doing this: After removing the lock ring put some penatrate in the bottom of the cavity and with a small tipped punch give the ball a light rap. Hold your finger over the outlet for the accelerator nozzle ( at the venturi) and work the accelerator pump plunger up and down a few times. This should loosen the ball. Turn the disassembled body upside down and slap it down firmly on a flat surface. That little ball should come out. If it doesn't the first time do the process again. Air pressure applied to accelerator pump inlet hole in the bowl may also force it loose but hold you hand over the cavity to catch the ball.

11-23-2011, 03:27 PM	#2
Dee Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Port Orchard, WA Posts: 67	Re: Carb help? Those ball checks do get corroded but I have had success getting them out by doing this: After removing the lock ring put some penatrate in the bottom of the cavity and with a small tipped punch give the ball a light rap. Hold your finger over the outlet for the accelerator nozzle ( at the venturi) and work the accelerator pump plunger up and down a few times. This should loosen the ball. Turn the disassembled body upside down and slap it down firmly on a flat surface. That little ball should come out. If it doesn't the first time do the process again. Air pressure applied to accelerator pump inlet hole in the bowl may also force it loose but hold you hand over the cavity to catch the ball.