Hoses to 89 carb???

[Doug Brown]

Help!!!

On the 3 inlet hose fittings on the top of a 89 carb, which/what hose goes where????

I bought the car for $100 with the fuel pump removed so I don't know where the hoses went and nothing was ID.

Anybody have a sketch or diagram? My Haynes repair manual doesn't show anything.....

I tried searching the Forum but didn't come up with anything (probably my fault)

Thanks

[theastronaut]

I have this pic from my '88, it might help?

[TominMO]

Doug, FYI you can use Ctrl + to zoom the pic up to 5x.

[bravekozak]

Less carb.

[Doug Brown]

Hi - Thanks, these will really help!

I just realized that I also need "where the hoses go/what they are" for the FUEL PUMP also.

Anyone have a picture, sketch or words for what the 3 are on the fuel pump? I assume the biggest is for the "fuel in", the smaller for "fuel out" and the one on the side ?????

Thanks for the help!!!

[bravekozak]

Excess fuel is returned to the fuel tank through a separate return line.

Doug, someone should have mentioned to you that you don't have to live with spaghetti regretti.
A lot of carb owners have ditched the stock feedback carb and gone to either an Escort or a Weber carb.
Most of the vacuum hoses can be discarded along with the computer.
No more headaches. Oww! Oww! Oww!

[Doug Brown]

Hi Bravekozak -- Thanks for the tip - I have thought about another carb!

The car did run before the fuel pump died but the guy never got it re-running - probably because he didn't have the spacer for the fuel pump.

I shot some ether in the carb "as is" and the engine fire right up for a few seconds - so it does run.

I figure since all the parts are there, if I can get them hooked up I'm ok. The car is just going to be used for driving around town - ie 15 miles or less one way. I don't want to sink a lot of money into it until I know for sure that it is OK, then I'd be willing to do the carb swap.

But we shall see......

Thanks again.

[WmWatt]

One thing to watch for when replacing the carburettor is local emissions legislation. The feedback carb was invented to meet tougher emissions standards. A straight mechanical carburettor may not pass. Also some places have rules about modifying engines, like a modified engine moves the vehicle to a different class for testing.

[bravekozak]

Our Festivas are considered antiques. Ford parts departments no longer carry any parts after 10 years from the model's end (2003).
The emissions recognizes this and gives a wider spec if you request it.
Alternative parts are permitted in order to keep the antique running.
Next year will be it's 30th birthday.

I am running a set of twins on my Festiva.
It goes remarkably fast for an antique.

[bravekozak]

Here are a few more plumbing photos...

[ricko1966]

festy vacuum.jpgIf your stock carb is properly working I would not change it unless I was going injected.

[bravekozak]

I can think of two good reasons to change your stock carb.
I can start my engine in winter without even having to choke them.
The idle is ultra smooth, there is instant throttle response and they pull strong all the way through the gears with lots of throttle in reserve. No computer.

[WmWatt]

Brave: we get one free emissions test. You should have one done and we can compare readings to see if the feedback carb is cleaner running. I have my old test results. Mine's an '89 so it's not quite as old, only29 years in a couple of months. I can provide recent compression test results and gas milage.

[bravekozak]

William, I posted this once before. It's the last one of the three.

[ricko1966]

One thing to watch for when replacing the carburettor is local emissions legislation. The feedback carb was invented to meet tougher emissions standards. A straight mechanical carburettor may not pass. Also some places have rules about modifying engines, like a modified engine moves the vehicle to a different class for testing.

A different carb and air cleaner no egr it would fail a Missouri MVI I do not know what state he is in and what their laws are. And EGR is more than just emissions it also decreases combustion chamber temps and increases fuel mileage. I went Weber than went escort and am not impressed with either