Hey all, I'm new here. Being the sweet boyfriend I am, I'm rebuilding the 1 bbl on the 250 I6 in my girlfriend's '74 Maverick. The guy who had it before here evidently didn't believe in a choke, and massively fubar'd it. It's got a hot pipe that runs to the choke assembly, but it was pinched, and seemingly torn off. I'm trying to locate where the pipe would have went to, from the choke assembly... Any help out there for me? John
Ok, this is the carb, and I've pointed out the pipe I removed, as it was pinched, and torn off... I need to know where the pipe went.
ummm The tube you circled is some sort of emission control device i think ... the heat tube for the choke mounts under the vacume lines that i circled ... I cant find a flashlight that works lol so i cant tell you how it is attached... But yeah it does mount on the opposite side ... the tube runs around the front of the carb
It appears that you have the inline 6. The way that the choke works is that there is a heat sensitive spring inside the choke housing. The exhaust manifolds produce heat that goes through that tube, and into the housing, thus effecting the spring which tightens and opens the choke. Basically from the looks of that picture the exhaust manifold is on the left. There is no exhaust manifold on the right side. It would therefore be impossible for the choke tube to come off that side. 76mav is probably right, it likely bolts to around where he circled, and wraps around to where the port on the carb is. Maybe someone with a digital camera and a similar setup can take a picture for you with how it is supposed to be.
it does It mounts in the area under the three vacuum lines that i circled ... I cant see it because i cant find a flashlight but i can feel where it attaches .. It feels like the tubing has a flared end with a nut on it ... there are several bends in the tubing from the point where it attaches to the carb and it works its way around the front of the carb to the passengers side and drops down under those vacume lines
mine goes directly into a hole n the side of the manifold..and what 76 seems to be talking about is the exhaust vaccum stuff... but the pipe goes directly from the choke to the side of the manifold. most likely, where you circled..you know, every 250 I've seen looks completely different...i think ford has problems...
yeah Yeah Its probably different according to the year and the emmision devise installed ... On my 76 model the large tube ( Number 1 ) exits at the point shown in the picture then curls around and attaches back to the manifold ... But my heat tube for the choke goes around the front of the carb and mounts to the exaust manifold right under the vacume lines in picture numbered 2 ... But the Tube pictured in number 1 doesnt attach to the exaust it attaches to the thing i have numbered as 3 ... wait im getting confused lol
I have the same setup as James on my '71. Heat tube at rear of carb, no extra emissions gear. Had to remove the exhaust manifold because it was split in two, and unfortunately the heat tube got broken in the process of trying to remove it. But I assume that whatever manifold I replace it with will have the tube attached...
man though doward..that carb sure is WAAAYYY foward on the engine...mine is dead center on the intake...
