I would never sugest swapping a carb from a vehicle as differnt as an escort, I would go for the same modle and year if you can, those vacuum hoses are part of what makes the car run right, sure you might be able to get it to work right for a single day but those vacuum line control the fuel cut off and make it run right in cold weather and hot weather.
what I would do is get a used carb from a junkyard car-part.com is good then get a rebuild kit, rebuild your new carb and install it, at that point it should be good for another 15-20 years and should cost you $100 or so and a few hours time.
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Originally Posted by bnmorgan
I have a carb from an 82 escort that is supposed to be a better, simpler unit. all that vacuum crap is likely what's wrong with the festy. I just don't know enough to do it right. I made adapter plates for it (I'm a machinist/engineer) but I'm just short on confidence when it comes to things that involved if i've never done them before. Carbs being a perfect example. I haven't been able to find anyone around who DOES know enough to walk me through.
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