How to Replace your Vehicle's Carburetor

How to Replace your Vehicle's Carburetor

Dirt, debris, and varnish are the most common types of contaminants that can damage your carburetor. Over time, these tiny particles can accumulate and clog up your fuel and air passages. When left unchecked, it can cause your carburetor some serious problems. Below are the tools and steps that you can follow to get your vehicle back on track ASAP.

Difficulty Level: Easy

What You'll Need:

• Rags
• Metric wrench set
• Metric socket set
• Gasket sealer
• Replacement carburetor
• Replacement gasket
• Gasket sealer

Step 1: Using your wrenches and sockets, disconnect your battery, vacuum, and fuel lines from the carburetor. If your vehicle has an automatic transmission, don't forget to disconnect the throttle linkage as well. Mark or tag all the lines to make it easier for you to return them back later.

Step 2: Take out the carburetor by removing the nuts that connect it to the intake manifold. To keep other parts from falling, place some rags in the opened intake ports.

Step 3: Clean the area where you're going to mount the new carburetor and gasket. Before cleaning the gasket surface, make sure you remove the rags first.

Step 4: Put the gasket in place and spread over a light coating of gasket sealer on both sides.

Step 5: Attach your replacement carburetor, and secure it in place by tightening the nuts in a crisscross torque pattern. Do not overdo it and remember to apply just the right amount of pressure for each nut.

Step 6: Reconnect your vacuum and fuel lines before attaching your battery back.

Step 7: Before starting the engine, prime your carburetor with some gas. You might need to prime it a couple of times before the gas reaches the carburetor.

Step 8: Check your system for any vacuum or gas leaks and replace gaskets when needed.