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I wanted to write a little about the Weber Carb thread that was previously posted because I just recently put the same carb in my 2.0 Ranger.
I bought my Weber Carb from http://www.carburetion.com/
I am going to navigate you straight to it: click Weber Carbs Conversion Kits Dual Side Drafts, then click Redline Conversion Kits, in the drop down menu find FORD and hit search, then find 86-89 RANGER 2.0 Asian 2bbl Carb.
Now this kit listed is $400 with an electric choke. I bought the same kit for $300 with a manual choke. So you can save some money if you don't think you need the electric choke. YOU MUST CALL THEM IF YOU WANT IT WITH A MANUAL CHOKE. YOU CAN NOT DO IT ON THE INTERNET. KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY ARE IN WASHINGTON SO THERE IS MIGHT BE A TIME DIFFERENCE FOR YOU.
The kit include the Carb, the manifold adaptor kit, Air Cleaner Chrome, linkage kit(I used the old linkage), the base gasket, and the installation instructions. THEY ALSO HAVE A FREE TECH SUPPORT LINE, IT IS NOT 24HR.
Now here are some things ran into: the manifold adaptor plate that is provided might have to be modified slightly. I had to elongate the holes on one side with a file slitly.
The studs on the manifold have to be removed they are too long for the new adaptor plate. (see the black arrow on the pic below for clearance issue)
What I did was I went to ace hardware and bought M8x1.25pitchx2"long bolts, with the threads the entire length of the bolt. I cut those bolts down to the size needed (DON'T FORGET TO PUT LOCKTITE ON THE MANIFOLD END OF YOUR NEW STUDS). I also bought a few extra bolts incase I messed up.
Now I also had to get an aftermarket FUEL FILTER. The new Carb has a hose nipple on it. So i bought; 2' of gas hose and a MR GASKET inline fuel filter.(see red arrow on pic below for fuel filter and notice the gas hose)
Now there is another modification i had to do for this because the hose will not fit on the FUEL PUMP, without buying a hose nipple to fit the threads or using the old hard line. I took the old hard line and cut off enough lenght for the hose to fit on, still utilizing the fitting for the FUEL PUMP, and using to clamps to hold it in place. (Refer to red arrow on pic below for detail of modified fuel pump fitting)
I am not going to go into much more detail because it is late and I need to get going. But I thought this might help anyone who is looking for an awesome carburetor to use instead of that PIECE OF CRAP ASIAN CARB. I love the new Weber Carb I got and would not go back to the orginal.
I was getting 20MPG and now I am getting 18MPG I believe that is due to the fact the Weber Carb is bigger than the original and you are missing a lot of the emissions. but the lower end torque does go up.I had a problem on the origianl Carb, the second lower butterfly valve would never open causing loss of HP. So this is definately in my opinion the best deal you can get.
Hope this was helpful
I bought my Weber Carb from http://www.carburetion.com/
I am going to navigate you straight to it: click Weber Carbs Conversion Kits Dual Side Drafts, then click Redline Conversion Kits, in the drop down menu find FORD and hit search, then find 86-89 RANGER 2.0 Asian 2bbl Carb.
Now this kit listed is $400 with an electric choke. I bought the same kit for $300 with a manual choke. So you can save some money if you don't think you need the electric choke. YOU MUST CALL THEM IF YOU WANT IT WITH A MANUAL CHOKE. YOU CAN NOT DO IT ON THE INTERNET. KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY ARE IN WASHINGTON SO THERE IS MIGHT BE A TIME DIFFERENCE FOR YOU.
The kit include the Carb, the manifold adaptor kit, Air Cleaner Chrome, linkage kit(I used the old linkage), the base gasket, and the installation instructions. THEY ALSO HAVE A FREE TECH SUPPORT LINE, IT IS NOT 24HR.
Now here are some things ran into: the manifold adaptor plate that is provided might have to be modified slightly. I had to elongate the holes on one side with a file slitly.
The studs on the manifold have to be removed they are too long for the new adaptor plate. (see the black arrow on the pic below for clearance issue)
What I did was I went to ace hardware and bought M8x1.25pitchx2"long bolts, with the threads the entire length of the bolt. I cut those bolts down to the size needed (DON'T FORGET TO PUT LOCKTITE ON THE MANIFOLD END OF YOUR NEW STUDS). I also bought a few extra bolts incase I messed up.
Now I also had to get an aftermarket FUEL FILTER. The new Carb has a hose nipple on it. So i bought; 2' of gas hose and a MR GASKET inline fuel filter.(see red arrow on pic below for fuel filter and notice the gas hose)
Now there is another modification i had to do for this because the hose will not fit on the FUEL PUMP, without buying a hose nipple to fit the threads or using the old hard line. I took the old hard line and cut off enough lenght for the hose to fit on, still utilizing the fitting for the FUEL PUMP, and using to clamps to hold it in place. (Refer to red arrow on pic below for detail of modified fuel pump fitting)
I am not going to go into much more detail because it is late and I need to get going. But I thought this might help anyone who is looking for an awesome carburetor to use instead of that PIECE OF CRAP ASIAN CARB. I love the new Weber Carb I got and would not go back to the orginal.
I was getting 20MPG and now I am getting 18MPG I believe that is due to the fact the Weber Carb is bigger than the original and you are missing a lot of the emissions. but the lower end torque does go up.I had a problem on the origianl Carb, the second lower butterfly valve would never open causing loss of HP. So this is definately in my opinion the best deal you can get.
Hope this was helpful
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