Choke unloader adjustment Carter 11/2 BBD

[67 ragtop]

I have a problem with my choke unloader on my 67 Fury with a 383 and 1 1/2 BBD. It is only opening 1/8 inch it should be 1/4 inch. The instructions say to bend the tang or lever . The tang or the lever is about 1/8 inch thick metal. How do you bend this without screwing up the carburetor? I tried 2 vice grips but it would not bend.

 

[CBODY67]

Agreed, do NOT bend the thick metal, bend the rod going to the lever instead.

At the two bends, the upper one is probably the best place to do it. Use a pair of pliers and a gentle twist of the wrist to do it. Just enough to get to the spec. The rod is of somewhat soft metal, so a little adjustment can be done a few times, but usually once it is adjusted when new, no need to change it.

On the choke pull-off, you can use the same method to adjust it, too. To open, use a flat blade screwdriver in the "V" part of the link. To close it for more opening, widen the pliers adjustment to close-up the "V" a bit.

How did that adjustment get out of what? Just curious.

Take care,
CBODY67

 

[67 ragtop]

Agreed, do NOT bend the thick metal, bend the rod going to the lever instead.

At the two bends, the upper one is probably the best place to do it. Use a pair of pliers and a gentle twist of the wrist to do it. Just enough to get to the spec. The rod is of somewhat soft metal, so a little adjustment can be done a few times, but usually once it is adjusted when new, no need to change it.

On the choke pull-off, you can use the same method to adjust it, too. To open, use a flat blade screwdriver in the "V" part of the link. To close it for more opening, widen the pliers adjustment to close-up the "V" a bit.

How did that adjustment get out of what? Just curious.

Take care,
CBODY67

Thanks for the advice I have it adjusted now.
I don't know how it got out of adjustment it was probably that way when I got the car. I found it when trouble shooting my car dying some times when I backed out of my driveway which is all uphill, then put it in drive to go forward with a sharp left turn when it would buck and die (the car is on a passenger side list at that time). When it did that it wouldn't start until later Yesterday My F150 was down for a fuel pump and I had to vote so I trouble shot the not starting, Smelled of gas so I went into clear flood mode and it got worse. Took off the Air cleaner, floored the carb and saw that the choke wasn't opening at all I put a small screw driver between the choke plate and the throttle body and she started right up. today I checked the unloader adjustment. Now I just need to figure out why it is stalling . It doesn't do it when fully warmed up. It also doesn't do it when in town only in my driveway.