Ford 1250 1-Barrel: Overhaul: Disassembly
- Remove shoulder screw retaining fast idle cam and rod assembly to lower body, then remove six screws holding upper body to lower body and carefully lift off upper body (gasket should come away with upper body; use care to see it does not stick to lower body).
- Withdraw float arm pivot pin and remove float, remove needle valve, then lift off gasket from upper body. Remove weight and accelerator pump discharge ball valve. Remove needle valve housing and extract gauze screen.
- Remove main jet, then remove the thermostatic spring and water housing. Remove screw securing thermostatic spring lever and remove lever. Remove choke piston lever, choke piston link and piston from housing. Remove two screws retaining the choke inner housing and withdraw the inner housing and gasket. Remove choke control lever and shaft assembly; now remove choke control rod from inner housing. Carefully remove the Teflon bushing.
- If it is necessary to remove choke plate and shaft, first remove the two air cleaner retaining pins using side cutters, and remove air cleaner retainer. Remove screws securing choke plate to shaft and remove plate. Before removing shaft remove burrs from around screw holes.
- Remove four screws securing accelerator pump and remove accelerator pump body, operating arm, diaphragm, and return spring. Also remove the fuel shut-off washer and its return spring. Remove accelerator pump push rod arm from throttle spindle; undo two screws clamping the throttle plate to its spindle and remove plate. Before removing spindle remove burrs from around screw holes.