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Carburetor - HOLLEY 1949 (CANADA): Overhaul: Disassembly: Notes

CAUTION: DO NOT  use a metal scraper to remove gasket material from mating surfaces. Use a nylon or other hard plastic scraper.
  1. Place carburetor on repair stand. Remove throttle body-to-main body screws and 1 lower throttle position solenoid mounting screw. Gently tap throttle body to separate it from main body.
  2. Rotate throttle body to disconnect accelerator pump link. Remove throttle position sensor actuating pin before inverting air horn/main body assembly. Remove throttle body gasket.
  3. Remove throttle position solenoid. Hold choke plate in closed position at its upper edge. Remove choke shaft lock nut and washer and remove choke pulldown lever.
  4. Remove choke control lever retaining screw and fast idle cam retainer. Noting the position of parts for reassembly, remove fast idle cam, anti-entrapment spring and bushing, cam link and bushing, and choke control lever.
  5. Remove the 8 air horn-to-body screws. Note location of choke wire clip and part number tag for reassembly.
CAUTION: When removing air horn, tap gently upward to separate it from main body. DO NOT  pry off or rotate side-to-side to prevent damage to auxiliary main jet/pullover valve operating rod.