kickdown rod - modify motorcraft manuel carb

[boss]

Has any one modified a motorcraft carb. form a manual transmission to accept the kick down rod after a swap to a C-4? I have the rod and the PO changed the transmission and also at some time recently installed a re-built carb which runs great so I would like to continue to use it. Any help or pictures would be appreciated.

 

[DJs74]

Not totally sure on the Motorcraft, but on a Holley you have to change out the shaft running through the butterfly plates. The kick down linkage is assembled to the throttle cable linkage side. You may have to get the whole shaft assembly from an AT, I'm not sure if there is enough room on your current shaft to add it... but maybe.

Others will chime in and confirm or offer you a plan.

DJs74

 

[jckkys]

The throttle shaft is either made for manual transmissions thus having no kick down lever or they were made for automatics and have a kick down lever. Saying a carburetor is a Motorcraft can mean many things. It could be a 2100 or 2150 if it's an EB part, or one of several other carburetors used in other Fords or AMCs. In 1972 Ford started casting Motorcraft on 2100s after Autolite had the courts order Ford to stop using the trade mark. The important distinction is the change in 1975 to the 2150 model that has a different throttle shaft. Some 2100s with manual chokes have a shorter throttle shafts and won't convert to automatic chokes. A picture of your carb from different perspectives would help a lot, plus any numbers and letters stamped on the aluminum tag or the front left foot.

 

[boss]

Here is the information from the tag on the Motorcraft carb. D51ELA 4J17.

 

[jckkys]

That's a 2150. I tried looking for a 1.08" venturi 2150, and found a good one on ebey;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331600244316?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
It's not as cheap as I thought I could find one, but it would do what you need and give you a bunch of spare parts.

 

[boss]

Jckkys
Thanks very much.