1979 Ford F-150 Needle and Seat Replacement

Written By: Chris McBride
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1979 Ford F-150 Needle and Seat Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

15 - 50 minutes

Introduction

    • Put your vehicle in park and turn it off.

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    • Open hood of your vehicle and locate the air filter.

    • Remove screw attached to air filter assembly. Remove air filter unit.

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    • Locate the needle and seat screw.

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    • Use 3/8 wrench to hold the bolt in place. Now use the flat head screw driver to unscrew the screw.

    • Twist counterclockwise with flathead screwdriver.

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    • Remove screw and set it to the side.

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    • Use 3/8 wrench to remove nut.

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    • Use the 7/16 wrench and twist the needle and seat counterclockwise.

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    • Pull out the needle and seat.

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    • Insert your new needle and seat. Twist clockwise until about half the threads are in the carburetor.

    • To reassemble, go in reverse order from step 10.

    • To replace screws that were removed, twist clockwise until the screws have a tight hold.

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    • Once everything is reassembled, turn on the car.

    • If the car is making a high pitched idling noise, you may need to adjust needle and seat tighten (clockwise) to reduce rpm and loosen (counterclockwise) to increase.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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