any tips i am going to try and get my 56 250 running this weekend. prev.owner tells me its been about 8 years since it ran last .well the lic. plate has a 1970 sticker on it . any ways its a 272 2 bbl. should i replace it all meaning plugs,points,cond. wires, cap, any feed back would be great.

 

Pull each plug and put Marvel Mystery Oil or Sea Foam in them. Let it soak for a few days... Try to turn the crank by hand to free the rings... If you can get it to rotate then I would continue to try and get it started...

 

Like Moe said and also your carb is a ball of varnish maybe rebuild, your fuel tank could be rancid.. Check ignition components and wires make sure nothing is corroded....I could be missing something...... Good luck!!

 

moe and windsor thanks much yea i have to try a few things i just got it 3 weeks ago its in rough shape. but its my dream truck hey guys i can get doors and a hood that are in much better shape than mine are in. the guy said they are from a 53 to 56 f-100 will these work on my truck. once again thanks

 

Mine sat 8 years as well, and while a carb rebuild is in my future, I did manage to get it to start with fresh gas. I did similar to what Moe suggested (wd40 fog and a few teaspoons of oil). I had to toss all the gas and drain everything I could (E10, not 100% gasoline). If your's has E10 in it then it is toast guaranteed, if it was 100% gas then drain a little out and take it outside and see if it will even burn, my guess if no sta-bil was added and no special precautions taken to store it probably rancid.

After the hand crank but before start I also turned it over several times with the key off (no power to coil) - to get oil flowing through everything, and to prime the fuel system. Don't fry your starter - 10 sec cycles max, with 20 seconds to cool down between cycles.

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Those old engines are tuff, when I first bought mine, it had sat for 8 or 9 years, brought it home, added some fresh gas, and it cranked right up. smoked like you know what, but it ran. I actually drove it around the block. it smoked so bad you would thought I was fogging for mesquito's. turned out it had about 2 quarts of oil in the muffler. Got to love those Y Blocks. anyway, I now have a 351 W sitting between the rails, no more smoke.

 

even 100% gasoline will turn to varnish and do other funky things to the inside workings of a carb after just a year, let alone 8.