i did get it you guys.... not sure if i like reading the " 'y'-cant this kid or his dad get this thing started" comments... but i guess its understandable... no need to pick on me that much, and thanks for everyones help and concerns about whether ive got it or not. i never gave up. now im about a month away from driving the 58 fairlane finally

 

It runs! Who cares about the negative comments now. YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON IT - WAY TO GO!!!!

 

did u check to make sure the valves were all moving as they should. can u do a real compression test with a gauge? try rotating the distributor btdc a few degrees if u havent already. mine had ur same issues til i put it at about8 degrees b4 now she purrs

 

You're welcome, and how about some specifics? What did you do to get it to run? What did you learn? It's been a month, are you driving it yet?

 

35 dollars? i paid 15 for my 61-71 truck manual... that includs ford, dodge chevy and international also i belive...

but didnt this guy[i wanted to say kid... but since im 18 also cant really] end up taking it to a garage, and paying some one else to fix it?

 

this is the one i think

personally i think taking it to a mechanic is sort of giving up on it... just my personall experince... but then again... ive been around cars and trucks for 18 and a half years.... so ive got that drive to work on anything that drives... or could possibly drive... **shrugs**

 

85$ well spent so he could move on with the project. It's running, and now he's trying to get a after market shifter hooked up.

From the SECOND site he went to:
"...but i guess it was a mixture of a lot of things. timing was off, it was off by a few teeth, he had to move the distributor a little bit (we did that everytime we tried starting it), i need a new carb he said, and spoiled gas (i knew it was spoiled, i used a seperate gas canister with clean fresh gas to start it though)...."

His impatients is his biggest problem - d**n punk teenagers anyhow....

 

hey man... im the same age as him... i dont give up on my truck... if i come over here, and ask for a sudjestion on the motor... i take it... and i use it well.... ive only not listend to 2 guys on here so far... and that was about a gas tank....[they looked the same in the pic.... but different sending units, and fuel pick up on the wrong side...

 

That was a joke, my friend. Come to think of it, I have less patients now than when I was 18 - go figure!

 

i figured it was a joke... but you know i just gotta make sure...

actually to tell you the trueth... ive actually gotta learn how to control my pateintes a bit more... i tend to fly off the hook a bit easy when stuff doesnt go quite the way i want it too...

 

I've had the same problem. The firing order is correct but out of sinc. with TDC for the ignition stroke. It sounds to me you are firing at TDC for the exhaust stroke and therefore backfiring through the exhaust manifold. Solution: Set the flywheel to the TDC mark then rotate the distributor shaft 180 degrees (half a turn) before re-fitting the distributor. Use carburetor spray to temporally eliminate the other, fuel based, variables. If this works you know you have solved one problem and can move onto the fuel supply afterwards. Always try to work on one variable at a time. Hope this helps, AussieDrew.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>