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Spark Delay Valve

  1. Remove valve from vacuum line and attach colored end of spark delay valve to an external vacuum source. Using a piece of vacuum tubing, attach white end of valve to a vacuum gauge.
  2. Apply 10 in. Hg, using an external vacuum source, and note reading on gauge and time for reading to be reached. Vacuum gauge should read from zero to 8 in. Hg in 2-5 seconds for Brown and White valve or in 9-20 seconds for a Green and White valve.
  3. If reading does not reach 8 in. Hg and/or is not within specified time range, replace spark delay valve.
    Fig 1: Testing Spark Delay Valve
    G09313214Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.