Ford Thunderbird Manual page 312

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IN-VEHICLE SERVICE (Continued)
3. NOTE: Hold EGR valve tube to manifold
connector with a wrench while tightening EGR
valve to exhaust manifold tube nut.
Connect EGR valve to exhaust manifold tube to
EGR valve tube to manifold connector. lighten nut
to 35-45 N·m (26-33 1b-ft}.
4. Lower vehicle.
5. lighten EGR valve to exhaust manifold tube nut to
the EGR valve to 35-45 N·m (26-33 lb-ft}.
6. Position the accelerator cable bracket. Install and
tighten retainers to 8- 1 2 N·m (7 1 - 1 06 I b-in}.
7.
Connect the accelerator cable and speed control
actuator cable to the throttle body.
8. Connect EGR backpressure transducer hose to
the EGR valve to exhaust manifold tube.
EGR Backpressure Transducer
3.8L Engine
Removal
1 . Disconnect fuel charging wiring (9D930} from
EGR backpressure transducer.
2. Disconnect EGR backpressure transducer hoses
from EGR backpressure transducer.
3.
Remove EGR backpressure transducer retaining
nuts and EGR backpressure transducer from
transducer mounting bracket (9J432}.
4. If necessary, remove the EGR vacuum regulator
solenoid as described and the transducer
mounting bracket from the upper intake manifold
(9424}.
Installation
1 . Follow removal procedure in reverse order.
2. If removed, tighten retaining nuts for the
transducer mounting bracket as illustrated.
lighten EGR backpressure transducer retaining
nuts to 5-7 N·m (45-6 1 1b-in}.
Engine Emission Control
Item
-
1
2 9J 4 32 3 9J 4 60
-
4
5 9J 4 59 6
-
7 9E498 8 9E926
9 9424
-
A
-
B
-
c
4 6L E ngine
.
Removal
1 . Disconnect fuel charging wiring connector from
EGR backpressure transducer.
2. Disconnect EGR backpressure transducer hoses
from EGR backpressure transducer.
3. Remove EGR backpressure transducer retaining
nuts and EGR backpressure transducer from
transducer mounting bracket.
FRONT OF ENGINE
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Part
Number Description
Nu t Tr a n s d u c er Mou n t i n g
Br a ck e t EGR Back p r e s s u r e
Tr a n s d u c er Nu t ( 2 Req' d )
EGR Vacu u m Regu l a t o r
Sol e n o i d Nu t
Mai n Emi s s i o n Vacu u m
Con t r o l Con n e ct o r
Th r o t t l e Body
I n t a k e Man i f o l d , Upper
Ti g h t e n t o 1 5 - 2 0 N· m ( 1 1 - 1 4
Lb- F t ) Ti g h t e n t o 5- 7 N· m ( 4 5- 6 1
Lb- l n ) Ti g h t e n t o 8- 1 2 N· m ( 7 1 - 1 0 6
Lb- l n )
1 997 Thunderbird, Cougar July 1996
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