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Hi sir.
I have a 62 4dr falcon with a 170, I am running and slowly restoring.
I see in the shop manual that there is a 2 position lever on the accelerator pump of the carb. It states one position to be for summer driving, and the other winter.
Could you tell me what this is for, and what it really means in the scheme of things, and if I should bother messing with it??? Not a problem, just a bit curious.
Thanks in advance for the help. Dana
Back in the day when i was an instructor for Ford Motor Company (50's and 60's) in New England did we mess with the accelerator pump adjustment. Theoretical it was to increase the flow of fuel into the intake manifold when the gas pedal was pushed down in cold weather. You needed more fuel, like pulling out the choke, to keep a cold engine running. Unless you are in Alaska with temperatures at 40 below I would not mess with it.
Brad
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Brad Sears
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.
Experience
Automotive tech instructor.
Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's.
Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's
TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated.
Auto instructor for the following companies:
Fram
Autolyte
Holly
Carter
AMF
Ford Motor
University Of Conn
Blue Hills Technical School
Sugar River Technical Center
Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.
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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.
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More than I care to remember.
Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.
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Moto Award winner. And much more.
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