Ford VV Carb advice. Thinking of rebuilding/refreshing.

cjhillman Posted a lot 1979 Capri (Rolling Project) 1985 Escort mk3 (Daily) Posts: 1,580	Ford VV Carb advice. Thinking of rebuilding/refreshing. cjhillman @cjhillman
	Apr 25, 2022 11:38:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm trying to crack down on all the little problems on my Escort mk3 1.1 I'm going to do the points first then turn my attention to the carb as there is an air leak on the bottom of the choke (I think) and sometimes it has a rough idle then sometimes it goes away. My questions are apart from jets/needle valves is there any difference between the 1100 VV carb and 1300 or 1600 etc? I cant find a lot of info on this and if I'm buying Gaskets or Diaphragms I want to make sure they are for the right Carb. I've rebuilt a Weber 32/36 before but this looks a bit more complicated, any advice on messing with these things? I've seen a haynes manual on Ford Carbs and wondering if its worth buying this or not? Has anyone read this book? Basically any info or advice would be good. I'll do the points first and see where i'm at and I'll have to find the right time to get into this as I use the car a lot . Also I'm only going to do whats needed not a full strip down unless I have to. I don't want to mess with the VV's eco system to much haha


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skkylinedave Posted a lot Posts: 1,601	Ford VV Carb advice. Thinking of rebuilding/refreshing. skkylinedave @skkylinedave
	Apr 25, 2022 18:29:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ate the vv cards not considered junk and not worth the hassle? I can remember that everyone used to bin them as they were always constant trouble. You can get a fit and forget weber conversion for £200.


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cjhillman Posted a lot 1979 Capri (Rolling Project) 1985 Escort mk3 (Daily) Posts: 1,580	Ford VV Carb advice. Thinking of rebuilding/refreshing. cjhillman @cjhillman
	Apr 25, 2022 20:35:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 25, 2022 18:29:09 GMT skkylinedave said: Ate the vv cards not considered junk and not worth the hassle? I can remember that everyone used to bin them as they were always constant trouble. You can get a fit and forget weber conversion for £200. Yeah I’ve heard that a lot. Had this car 9 years and the Vv has been pretty good. I think the problems people used to have was the VV auto choke. Mines been pretty good but I think there’s an air leak on the bottom of the choke pull off (just had a quick look before). Also a bit of oil around the diaphragm area . Probably worth sticking with this and refreshing it than spending £200+ on a weber 34 for it. Just looking at gaskets now .


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