Electric Choke Assembly 2Ge; Float Bowl; Throttle Body - Pontiac TRANS AM 1977 Service Manual

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FUEL S Y S T E M
6C-29
POST & GROUND
COVER
El-METAL SNAP
INGERED SPRING
RESISTOR
(ELECTRICAL CONNECTION)
Fig.
6C-5
1
Electric Choke
Assembly
2GE
overhaul.
The service pump assembly uses a grooved pump
plunger stem and retaining clip. After removing the inner
pump lever and pump assembly, remove the outer pump lever
and shaft assembly from air horn. Remove the plastic washer
on pump plunger shaft.
16. Remove air horn gasket from air horn.
17. Remove fuel inlet baffle next to needle seat.
18. Remove two choke valve attaching screws, then
remove choke valve. Care should be taken when removing
attaching screws so that the choke shaft will not be bent. It
may be necessary to file off staked ends on choke valve screws
before removing.
19. Remove choke valve shaft from air horn.
20. Remove fast idle cam rod and lever from the choke
shaft.
Float Bowl (Fig. 6C-60)
C A U T I 0 N : The electrically operated idle stop
solenoid should be removed from the float bowl for
complete carburetor disassembly and should not
be immersed in any type o f carburetor cleaner.
1. Remove pump plunger return spring from inside of
pump well. Then remove aluminum check ball from bottom
of pump well by inverting bowl.
2. Remove mechanical power valve and gasket from
bottom of pump well.
3. Remove main metering jets, vacuum power valve and
gasket from inside of float bowl.
4. Remove three screws holding venturi cluster to float
bowl and remove cluster and gasket. Then remove the plastic
main well inserts in the main well cavity.
5. Using a pair of long nosed pliers, remove pump
discharge spring retainer (Fig. 6C-61). Then, spring and
check ball may also be removed from discharge passage.
6. Invert carburetor and remove three large throttle body
to bowl attaching screws and lockwashers (Fig. 6C-62).
Throttle body and gasket may now be removed.
Throttle Body
1. Remove the three choke cover attaching screws and
retainers, then remove thermostatic coil and cover assembly
from choke housing.
CAUTION: On hot air choke models, do not
remove cup bame from beneath thermostatic coil
cover because coil distortion may result.
2. Remove the two choke housing attaching screws
from inside choke housing, then remove choke
housing and gasket from throttle body casting.
3. Remove screw from end of intermediate choke
shafi and remove intermediate choke lever from
shafr. Remove inner choke coil lever and shafi
assembly from choke housing. Remove rubber dust
seal from inside choke housing.
4. Using a pair ofside cutterpliers, chp offthe limit
tang on the limiter cap, and unscrew the idle
mixture screw and spring from throttle body. I f
new idle mixture needles are ~nstalled, no plastic
limiter caps are required. No further disassembly
o f the throttle body is necessary.
CAUTION: NO ATTEMPT SHOULD BE
MADE
TO REMOVE
THE THROTTLE
VALVES OR SHAFT AS IT MAY BE
IMPOSSIBLE
TO
REASSEMBLE
THE
THROTTLE
VAL VES
CORRECTL Y
IN
RELATION TO THE IDLE DISCHARGE
ORIFICES.

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