RH

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the air cleaner outlet tube.





3. Disconnect the idle air control (IAC) valve electrical connector.





4. Remove the bolt and the accelerator control snow shield.





5. Disconnect the accelerator and speed control (if equipped) cables from the throttle linkage.





6. Remove the accelerator cable bracket nut.





7. Remove the accelerator cable bracket lower nut.





8. Remove the accelerator and speed control (if equipped) cables from the clip.





9. Remove the accelerator cable bracket.
1 Remove the nut.
2 Remove the accelerator cable bracket.





10. Disconnect the throttle position (TP) sensor electrical connector.





11. Remove the EGR vacuum connector.





12. Disconnect the two pressure transducer hoses.





13. Disconnect the lower EGR valve-to-exhaust manifold tube fitting.





14. Disconnect the upper EGR valve-to-exhaust manifold tube fitting and remove the EGR valve to exhaust manifold tube.





15. Note: Rear EGR spacer studs must be removed prior to EGR spacer removal. Use two nuts tightened against one another to remove the studs.

Remove the EGR spacer bolts, nuts and the EGR spacer.
16. Disconnect the RH number 4 spark plug wire.





17. Remove the bolts and the RH valve cover.

Installation





1. Note: Make sure stamping and chamfered edges of the steel carrier in the new RH valve cover gasket are facing up.

Install RH valve cover.

2. CAUTION: Clean the EGR spacer and throttle body gasket surfaces with Metal Surface Cleaner F4AZ-19A536-RA or equivalent meeting Ford specification WSE-M5B392-A and a Teflon (R) or hardwood scraper. Avoid the use of metal scraper or abrasive materials when removing old gasket material, or possible vacuum and EGR passage leaks may result.

On early models, install the EGR spacer gasket.





3. Install the EGR spacer, bolts, and the nuts.





4. Connect the lower EGR valve-to-exhaust manifold tube nut.





5. Connect the upper EGR valve-to-exhaust manifold tube nut.





6. Connect the two EGR pressure transducer hoses.





7. Connect the EGR valve vacuum connector.





8. Connect the throttle position (TP) sensor electrical connector.





9. Install the accelerator cable bracket.
1 Position the accelerator cable bracket.
2 Install the bolt.





10. Install the accelerator cable bracket lower nut.





11. Install the accelerator cable bracket nut.





12. Connect the accelerator and speed control (if equipped) cables to the throttle linkage.





13. Position the accelerator and speed control (if equipped) cables into the clip.





14. Install the accelerator control splash shield.





15. Connect the idle air control (IAC) valve electrical connector.





16. Connect the PCV hose to the throttle body.
17. Install the air cleaner outlet tube.
18. Connect the battery ground cable.