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Ad]ustmg Vacuum
Regulator VaIve

File: C6
Date: 04/24/92

The Va~uim Regulator Valve Is Very Important On


Diesel Engines And Needs To Be Adjusted Properly
By Joe Cangelosi, Tech Hotline Rep

There is no Manifold Vacuum on


diesels

Diesel engines do not have manifold


vacuum. Because of this, there has to
be a vacuum source and a way of varying vacumm to the transmission. A
vacuum pump is that vacuum source
and the Vacuum Regulator Valve (VRV)
is used to control the vacuum signal to
the transmission so that it can operate
as it does on gas engines. The VRV is
located on the fuel injection pump and
is operated by the throttle lever.

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What to do if you have a C6/Diesel


with shifting problems

Ford VRV and Fuel Injection Pump

If you have a Ford truck with a diesel Step-By-Step Adjustment of the


engine and shifting problems like no
shifts, early shifts, late shifts, or erratic
To check the VRV for proper operashifts, the problems could be caused by tion and to adjust it, the engine must
poor vacuum response. The VRV or
NOT be running.
vacuum pump could be the problem.
1. Disconnect the two port vacuum
The first thing to check is the vacuum
pump. With the engine running, make hoses from the VRV located on the left
side of the fuel injection pump.
sure you have at least 20 inches of
vacuum available from the vacuum
2. Attach a hand vacuum pump to the
pump. H you do, proper adjustment of
upper port of the VRV (vacuum supply
the VRV is next. If not, check or replace side). If you do not have a vacuum
the vacuum pump.
pump use an air conditioner vacuum
pump or run a vacuum hose from a
running gas engine to the upper port.

VRv

. . . ---- . . . ..-. .

THROITLF
WIDE43PEN
STOP (NONADJUSTABLE)

3. Attach a vacuum gauge to the

lower port of the VRV, which is labeled


TRANS.
4. Apply 20 inches of vacuum to the
VRV if using a hand pump. It will be
necessary to pump the vacuum up
during the test as it bleeds off.
5. Cycle the throttle lever 5 times
from idle to wide open throttle with
vacuum applied.
6. Insert a .515 gauge block (Ford
Part# T83T-7B200-AH) or a 1 /2 block
of wood between the pump boss and
the wide open throttle stop. Make sure
you hold the throttle lever against the
block. The vacuum gauge attached to
the lower port should read between 6
and 8 inches of vacuum. If reading is
not correct, adjust the VRV to get a
reading of 7 inches of vacuum.
7. To adjust, loosen the two adjusting
screws and rotate the valve until you
get 7 inches of vacuum.
8. Remove the gauge block and apply
and maintain 20 inches of vacuum to
the top port of the VRV.
9. Cycle the throttle lever 5 times
from idle to wide open throttle. Check
the vacuum at the lower port with the
throttle at the idle position. It should
beat least 13 inches of vacuum. If the
VRV cannot be adjusted to get the

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LOWER PORT
(TRANS.)
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THRO-TTLE
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UPPER PORT
(SUPPLY SIDEI

FRONT OF ENGINE
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pU~P BOSS

SPRING

wide open throttle stop . .

Proper vacuum readiruz or fails anv


~ar; of this test, it mus;be replaced and
the new VRV adjusted with the steps
listed above.
10. Remove your vacuum source and
vacuum gauge, then re-connect the
vacuum hoses making sure they are on
the right port. Check throttle operation, and check vacuum at the modulator. If the vacuum and vacuum response is not exactly the same at the
modulator as it was from the VRV, look
for a leak, kink, or collapse in the
vacuum line to the modulator.
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