Accelerator Pump Lever

1987 Ford Econoline E150, Van Window, 5.0 NSECTION Accelerator Pump Lever
  1. Place throttle valves in wide open position. Using a feeler gauge, measure clearance between lever adjustment screw head and pump arm with pump arm manually depressed. See Fig 1.
  2. To adjust, loosen adjustment screw lock nut. Turn adjustment screw in to increase clearance, and out to decrease clearance. Each 1/2 turn of adjustment screw equals .015" (.38 mm). Tighten lock nut.
Fig 1: Accelerator Pump Lever Adjustment
G9647Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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