
MERCARB 2 BARREL CARBURETOR - 5B-11
90-823225--1 1096
Repair
NOTICE
Refer to “Precautions,” in this section,
BEFORE proceeding.
Removal
IMPORTANT: Carburetor malfunctions are, in
many cases, caused by the presence of dirt, wa-
ter or other foreign matter in carburetor. To aid in
diagnosis, carefully remove carburetor from en-
gine without draining fuel from bowl. Contents of
fuel bowl may then be inspected for contamina-
tion as carburetor is disassembled.
1. Remove ventilation hose from flame arrestor,
then remove flame arrestor.
IMPORTANT: Place a clean cloth in bores of car-
buretor to prevent dirt and foreign material from
falling into bores.
2. Turn fuel supply off at fuel tank.
3. Disconnect throttle cable from carburetor.
4. Remove fuel line from fuel inlet nut, using wrench
to stabilize fuel inlet nut.
5. Remove fuel pump sight tube from carburetor.
6. Disconnect electric choke.
7. Remove carburetor attaching nuts and washers
and remove carburetor.
IMPORTANT: Place a clean cloth over intake man-
ifold opening to prevent dirt or foreign material
from entering manifold.
8. Remove and discard gaskets.
Installation
1. Thoroughly clean gasket surfaces.
2. Place new carburetor base gasket on intake
manifold. Install carburetor and secure with nuts
and washers. Torque to 132 lb. in. (15 N·m).
3. If fuel inlet filter nut was disturbed, remove; clean
all threads with brush and carburetor cleaner or
Quicksilver Leveler.
4. Connect fuel line to fuel inlet filter nut, and while
stabilizing filter nut with wrench, tighten fuel line
fitting securely.
5. Connect fuel pump sight tube to fitting on carbu-
retor.
6. Connect electric choke wires to choke cover.
7. Install throttle cable as explained in Section 2.
8. Install flame arrestor and crankcase ventilation
hose.
9. Reconnect battery cables to battery.
10. Ensure that water is supplied to cooling system.
Start engine and check for gasoline leaks. If leaks
exist, STOP ENGINE IMMEDIATELY and re-
check connections.
11. Adjust idle speed and idle mixture, as outlined
under “Adjustments” as previously outlined.
Summary of Contents for 305 CID
Page 7: ...A 1 72000 IMPORTANT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION...
Page 16: ...B 1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION MAINTENANCE...
Page 59: ...C 1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING...
Page 92: ...A 2 72975 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION MCM MODELS ALPHA ONE DRIVES...
Page 103: ...B 2 70246 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION MCM MODELS ALPHA ONE DRIVES WITH DRIVESHAFT EXTENSION...
Page 120: ...2 72580 C REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION MCM MODELS BRAVO DRIVES...
Page 135: ...D 2 70246 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION MCM MODELS BRAVO DRIVES WITH DRIVESHAFT EXTENSION...
Page 154: ...E 2 70648 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION MIE MODELS VELVET DRIVE TRANSMISSIONS...
Page 173: ...F 2 25280 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION MIE MODELS HURTH TRANSMISSIONS...
Page 189: ...A 3 72615 ENGINE 5 0L 305 CID 5 7L 350 CID...
Page 192: ...3A 0 ENGINES 90 823225 1 1096...
Page 266: ...ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STARTING SYSTEM A 72079 4...
Page 284: ...STARTING SYSTEM 4A 17 90 823225 1 1096 THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK...
Page 334: ...C 4 72078 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHARGING SYSTEM...
Page 344: ...CHARGING SYSTEM 4C 9 90 823225 1 1096 THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK...
Page 360: ...D 4 72747 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSTRUMENTATION...
Page 380: ...E 4 72761 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL KITS...
Page 393: ...F 4 72938 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WIRING DIAGRAMS...
Page 438: ...B 5 72681 FUEL SYSTEM MERCARB 2 BARREL CARBURETOR...
Page 467: ...C 5 72085 FUEL SYSTEMS ROCHESTER 4 BARREL CARBURETOR...
Page 497: ...D 5 70389 90 823224 692 5B WEBER 4 BARREL CARBURETOR FUEL SYSTEMS WEBER 4 BARREL CARBURETOR...
Page 538: ...5 71692 E FUEL SYSTEMS MULTI PORT AND THROTTLE BODY FUEL INJECTION...
Page 727: ...F 5 73662 FUEL SYSTEMS BOS SAV EMISSIONS...
Page 744: ...A 6 22381 COOLING SYSTEM SEAWATER COOLING MODELS...
Page 773: ...B 6 72987 COOLING SYSTEM CLOSED COOLED MODELS...
Page 823: ...A 7 72699 EXHAUST SYSTEM GENERAL...
Page 829: ...B 7 72695 EXHAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLDS AND ELBOWS...
Page 835: ...C 7 70593 EXHAUST SYSTEM RISERS...
Page 844: ...D 7 72737 EXHAUST SYSTEM COLLECTORS...
Page 856: ...A 8 DRIVES VELVET DRIVE IN LINE TRANSMISSION...
Page 869: ...B 8 DRIVES VELVET DRIVE V DRIVE AND WALTER V DRIVE TRANSMISSION...
Page 882: ...C 8 25280 DRIVES HURTH DOWN ANGLE TRANSMISSION...
Page 932: ...E 8 DRIVES DRIVE SHAFT PROPELLER SHAFT MODELS...
Page 947: ...A 9 72951 POWER STEERING PUMP...