Ford Escort MK3 / 4 Weber 2V TLDM Carburetor Recondition.

Strip , clean and re assemble with many images of the Weber 2V Carburetor from a From Escort MK3 MK4. See my other blog post for the complete repair manual.

I  recently got this Ford Escort , but it did not run very well , after some fiddling I opened the carburetor and found that inside it was extremely filthy with dirt , so i decided to do a bit of a recondition on the Weber 2V TLDM Carburetor. Basically just a stip , clean and re assemble. Luckily all the gaskets and rubbers were still in good condition , but if you do this and you find cracked / worn parts you would probably need a Weber 2V TLDM Carburetor Recondition kit. Here is the procedure that I did from after I  cleaned the carburetor. It is the re assembly , dis assembly is basically the reverse.

This is how the carb looked before cleaning.








All Parts cleaned and ready for re assembly. I first cleaned with engine cleaner and a old toothbrush / hot water. The parts that I could not reached were cleaned with Battery Acid. NOTE: the acid eats away at the metal but does lift stubborn dirt , DO NOT leave the acid on too long , you can also pour a little acid into each hole.

 The body , cleaned and ready.

 Side view

 bottom view

Linkage view

 Top view

 Underside of Upper body

 Choke unit , as this unit was damaged I did not re install it , yes , extreme cold starting calls for some 'pumping'  before starting but in our climate this is rare.

If not re installing choke unit , block this hole with rubber / epoxy.








starting the re assemble.

accelerator pump assembly.

 Power valve assembly

  

Venturi assembly , note:  orientate the tubes the correct way

 Accelerator pump discharge tube

 Accelerator pump one way valve modification: I inserted a rubber plug here, as I do not trust the top gasket to seal this hole

 Air screw

 float assembled

 checking the float height , Note check the height with the gasket in place as shown.

Primary idle jet and secondary idle jet

 Primary emulsion tube and air fuel jets , NOTE: small holes for the primary.

 Secondary emulsion tube and air fuel jets , NOTE: large holes for the secondary.

 idle cut off solenoid

 all done , including idle cut off solenoid.

Looking good.