Russ In Vegas

Getting ready to rebuild the fuel distributor on my '79 - got it out of the car... should I soak it in something(like carb cleaner) before I disassemble and rebuild?

Russ & Russ

tailpipe

I have actually boiled mine in water on the stove it works good but it stinks like hell and it makes a big mess of the pot but it cleans it up really well I just did mine about 3 weeks ago good luck its not hard at all worst is getting it to reseal after there is a good write up/link somewhere on here using indian head shelack formagasket thats what i used cept i don't think i let it dry long enough before reassembly

GlenL

Not really needed. Give it a good scrubbing with your favorite solvent once it's apart.

Keep good track of everything as you take it apart.

My rebuild went well. I chose to not disturb the pressure relief valve as there's enough adjustments to make once it comes apart. Get the little sealing rings and O-rings in advance. I've got references around, someplace, for the ones I got. I recall not going with Viton, at least not for everything. Hard to find the right sizes. I got mine as samples through my engineering job.

vze2jshn

Wurth has many sizes of seals available in fairly large quantities--still much cheaper than dealer per seal.
Greg

dr bob

Don't soak the assembled fuel metering unit in carb cleaner or solvent. It's easier to take it apart and get the o-ring sizes and locations before the carb cleaner swells them all up like little glazed donuts. Map all the seals and rings as you disassemble, then dip the metal parts only. Rinse well before reassembly with new seals and o-rings, of course.