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I have a 1965 plymouth Fury with a 318 2 barrel Carter carburetor, and i was told the accelerator pump needs to be replaced.I bought a GP Sorenson rebuild kit(#96-223A). The directions say the pump piston must be lightly lubricated with clean engine oil, then flared before installation. What does flared mean, how do you do it ,and how much are you supposed to do it? Thanks, Bill
The accelerator pump probably was in a cardboard tube to protect it in the package. Flared simple means gently expand the open end of the piston after lubricating it so that it will contact the walls of the piston bore and pump fuel when depressed. There is a spring behind the piston and it will apply pressure to the piston one you have flared it just enough to apply light pressure to the piston walls. Good Luck.
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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