fv1609 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Can anyone help identify this Ford carb please? It is in military packaging but the label is illegible. It came from someone who collected Humbers & Land Rovers. I have searched the numbers on the side but they don't tie up with anything sensible. All I get is a germanium transistor & nuclear lamps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Hi Clive, From what I can see, it looks like it was for a ohv 1300 and 1600 engine, with manual choke. 772FKDA would be the part number. Reckon it could be around 1970's, was'nt that around the time that Ford Escorts came in as staff cars? Cortina as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Richard, I had tried matching up 772FKDA to a NSN, but nothing so suggests it is pretty obsolete. I see I have EMER WHEELED VEHICLES series K120 Zephyr K130 Zodiac K140 Escort K150 Granada K190 Cortina These range from 1962-79. The trouble is, as you can imagine, not an EMER I would consult very often. So I can't find it! I have no IPCs, just a case of wading through to spot something familiar. Any ideas of the most likely candidate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retriever Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 have you tried FMW dockyard truck. we have one with 1600 crossflow ford engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 have you tried FMW dockyard truck. we have one with 1600 crossflow ford engine Nope, I know nothing about it. Have you got a fuller name? I have a lot of fiche that is yet to be catalogued, so might have something, but the name doesn't ring any bells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Clive, I found reference to your carb on the website of Carburettor Hospital, listed as GFD772FKDA. All the entry said was manual choke, ohv, 13/1600. I am taking a stab and saying it may have been for the Ford 1.3 Escort Estate, my memory on staff cars is not that great as I had little to do with them, but I seem to think we had in service, the Mk2 which was petrol, that could have been around the late 70's/ early 80's. Perhaps that narrows it down for your EMER search. FMW built little warehouse tugs, for ordnance depots, etc, think they were made in Dorset, I recollect the later ones with the awful Transit diesel, but not the petrol model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Richard, had a look at their site. I see it is valued at a price guide of £85. Just got to pin it down to a particular vehicle & then flog it for a lesser amount:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Clive I agree with Richard. In the 1970s I had Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts with 1300cc engines, and this carb looks the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) Hi Clive, From what I can see, it looks like it was for a ohv 1300 and 1600 engine, with manual choke. 772FKDA would be the part number. Reckon it could be around 1970's, was'nt that around the time that Ford Escorts came in as staff cars? Cortina as well. Richard, I think you are on the right lines although the stamped marks are the prefix and suffix of the carb basic number. The full number would be something like 772FKDA 9500 6BB where 9500 might be the basic number for a carb of any type. It is 36 years since I worked at Ford but I think the prefix is for a '72 model year Ford GB product and the suffix defines the changes ie the first would have been AA, a minor revision would be AB, a major revision BA and so on. The throttle linkage bracket looks very much like Escort crossflow. Edited October 21, 2010 by radiomike7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Richard, I think you are on the right lines although the stamped marks are the prefix and suffix of the carb basic number. The full number would be something like 772FKDA 9500 6BB where 9500 might be the basic number for a carb of any type. It is 36 years since I worked at Ford but I think the prefix is for a '72 model year Ford GB product and the suffix defines the changes ie the first would have been AA, a minor revision would be AB, a major revision BA and so on. The throttle linkage bracket looks very much like Escort crossflow. Thanks Mike. I am not familiar with Ford carbs.......or cars, but seeing the number listed on a carb suppliers website, it was an educated guess and knowing also it was an ex-WD part narrowed it to those Ford cars that were in service. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Along with a friend who is a Ford trained mechanic we have consulted all his many data books and cannot find this ID no listed anywhere although we have got fairly close to it. This is not from a vehicle model starting in 1972 but is actually 1977 and we are fairly sure that it is from a Transit fitted with a 1.6 OHV engine although so far we have not been able to identify the exact version , perhaps a crew bus could be a possibility. We have another person to contact who still works in a Ford main dealer and may get some more info when we have spoken to him. As has been stated previously the no on the body is not complete, the full no would be on a tag attached to one of the screws on top of the float body but it should also be stamped on the edge of the base. Hope this helps a bit Clive and I will post any further information we may get when our other contact is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) Just bolt it on the Rover 2.1/4 pet. in that Shoreland - if it lifts off better than with a 36IV we will all be bidding on eBay . Edited October 22, 2010 by ruxy missing word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Along with a friend who is a Ford trained mechanic we have consulted all his many data books and cannot find this ID no listed anywhere although we have got fairly close to it. Ok Degsy. I hadn't thought of Transit. I have some Transit IPCs on fiche showing various carbs that sort of look similar but no numbers that match up to this one. It is difficult to compare as they are exploded diagrams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Just bolt it on the Rover 2.1/4 pet. in that Shoreland - if it lifts off better than with a 36IV we will all be bidding on eBay . But it has as a carb that lifts of better than a 36IV, it is a Solex:D In the Transit fiche several of the look alikes, are labelled Weber. I have never tangled with "Webers" on Rovers, but could this be for a Rover? I once found a Weber carb in full military packaging labelled with the DMC 7RU. This of course is a VAOS/DMC for Rover. This might explain why an enthusiasts of Rovers would have had it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 No this isn't a Weber Clive, its a Ford 1V. If you compare this carb to the same type but different model fitted to Escort/Cortina you will find that the throat of this carb is much taller than the car one. The reason for this is to accommodate the air filter which although fitting over the top of the carb the element had to fit around the sides of the carb to keep the bonnet height down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 No this isn't a Weber Clive, its a Ford 1V. If you compare this carb to the same type but different model fitted to Escort/Cortina you will find that the throat of this carb is much taller than the car one. The reason for this is to accommodate the air filter which although fitting over the top of the carb the element had to fit around the sides of the carb to keep the bonnet height down. Oh was just a thought. Never could see the fascination to fit a "Weber" to a Rover. But I was very shocked to realise the Army must have fitted them. Never seen an EMER to this effect but there it was, one with a 7RU label:shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Oh was just a thought. Never could see the fascination to fit a "Weber" to a Rover. But I was very shocked to realise the Army must have fitted them. Never seen an EMER to this effect but there it was, one with a 7RU label:shocked: No, can't say I ever wanted to fit a Weber to a Land Rover, several people I know did so and all suffered the same fault, carb freezing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 But it has as a carb that lifts of better than a 36IV, it is a Solex:D In the Transit fiche several of the look alikes, are labelled Weber. I have never tangled with "Webers" on Rovers, but could this be for a Rover? I once found a Weber carb in full military packaging labelled with the DMC 7RU. This of course is a VAOS/DMC for Rover. This might explain why an enthusiasts of Rovers would have had it? ================================ SOLEX were good - the fewer component parts the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Hi Clive, spoken to our other contact but he can't add anything to what we suspect. Could it possibly be that this carb was only used on military Ford's perhaps in order to be suitable for low grade fuel? The clue to this is the fact that the pics clearly show the carb is fitted with what was called the 'anti dieseling valve' which was to combat 'running on'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Ok Degsy. Took it to Dallas on Sunday, got no positive ID. It just seems in such nice condition that it ought to be snapped up by somebody. I'll put it back in the stores for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 It just seems in such nice condition I have no idea what it fits bout do agree that it looks in VGC. I suppose you could always mount it on a piece of wood, add a plaque and make a very nice trophy to award to somebody. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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