After "resting" for a few months, I took my '72 F100 out for a drive recently. After about 5 miles, I stopped at a stop sign and it stalled. It fired back up and it acted like it was almost out of gas. My long-suffering wife came to my rescue with a can of gas which I put in the practically new in-cab tank. From that point on, I had to limp home and any additional throttle would cause it to stumble and nearly die.
I ordered a a new fuel filter and pump from my favorite parts chain and the parts they sent look completely different than what's on truck now. I acknowledge that it should have a more effective fuel filter than what's on it, but the tiny steel cartridge looks strange, even it does attach directly to the pump. Will this work? Is this a pump for an injected motor?
I'm also going to rebuild the carb to make sure the jets are clean. Any ideas?

 

What size is the engine?

 

Sorry! It's a 302-2V.

 

Your problem may not be fuel related. Do you have an electronic ignition or a points ignition?

If you have points, I would suggest resetting the points gap and most of all, replacing the condenser. A failing condenser will often times exhibit the same symptoms as a fuel problem.

 

Points! Condensers! YES! It's been so long since I had a vehicle with them. Great idea, thanks!

 

My '69 F100 has an inline 240 but, it has a points ignition. In the summer of 2016, I was driving my truck to work daily for several consecutive weeks. Out of the blue, I started having problems with the engine cutting out, stumbling and just going dead. Fire it back up and it would run decent for a little bit but, would start acting up again shortly.

I checked fuel lines, filters etc. but, didn't find anything wrong with any of them. I had noticed that the engine would run fine from a cold start but, as the engine got towards operating temperature is when the problems would start --this went on for a couple or so days.

I finally put a timing light on it and fired the engine up from a cold start. The flashes from the light were strong and steady all while the engine was cold. As it began to get close to operating temperature, I noticed the flashes were becoming erratic. About the time the temperature gauge got up to operating temperature, the engine just died.

I knew then the problem wasn't fuel related. It was ignition related and turned out to be a bad condenser. I was thrown off about this at first because I had just installed a brand new condenser just four months prior to this problem happening and didn't expect for it to have gone bad that soon.

The moral to the story is aftermarket (non-Ford) condenser quality is sorely lacking and just because a condenser is new or relatively new doesn't mean it's good.

 

I’m on fuel pump # 2 in the last 12mo from the auto stores. From researching this....they’ll tell you there are 2 versions for the 302, with one having slightly higher pressure per minute or whatever rating system is. I can’t seem to find this in ford writing, but I’m sure there is cross functionality between a few motors. I opted for the “heavy duty”..lol one. I’m 7 months in. Expecting a failure any day now. The good news is I had had to pay for replacement yet, Just a waste of time

 

I got towed due to a faulty Azone condensor. Lasted less then 100 miles. Started to sputter, cough, then died. Towed it home and it fired right up. Once the condenser cools off a bit they typically will run again. Once it warms up it shorts out again which kills the engine.

I installed a rusty old condenser I had in the back of the toolbox. 4 yrs later it is still running fine.