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I just bought a 1974 F350 with a 390 engine... I drove it off the guys farm and drove it for about an hour until I came across a gas station and decided to put some gas in it... I drove it for about 10mins and it died out on me as I was driving, I sprayed some starter fluid and it cranked for a few seconds and died out. Some guys from my shop said it's probably the fuel filter and to start there... I have no clue where this filter is located, I searched every nook and cranny for this thing, this is my first classic and i rarely work on classics. Am I missing something? The fuel tank sits right behind the seats in the cab. The truck is all original from what I've seen, no after market stuff even the radio is the same lol. Thank you for the help
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It may not have an inline filter. Most of us have installed them somewhere on the fuel lines to filter out any crud/rust that has accumulated in the tank after 40+ years. When you filled the tank it may have stirred some of the crud up and got sucked into the pickup tube in the tank. That would restrict the supply enough to stall the motor. There might be a filter canister built into the bottom of the fuel pump. It's about 2" diameter and 4" long can that screws onto the bottom of the fuel pump. The filter cartridge inside is replaceable. If the pump does not have the filter can you should add an inline filter to the rubber hoses somewhere between the tank and pump down by the frame. You can take the fuel line loose at the tank and blow the pickup tube out with compressed air and see if it'll run then. If it does then the tank needs to be cleaned out because whatever caused it will get sucked up again with the same results.
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I just bought a 1974 F350 with a 390 engine. I drove it off the guys farm and drove it for about an hour until I came across a gas station and decided to put some gas in it.
I drove it for about 10 mins and it died out on me as I was driving, I sprayed some starter fluid and it cranked for a few seconds and died out. Some guys from my shop said it's probably the fuel filter and to start there.
I have no clue where this filter is located, I searched every nook and cranny for this thing, this is my first classic and i rarely work on classics.
I drove it for about 10 mins and it died out on me as I was driving, I sprayed some starter fluid and it cranked for a few seconds and died out. Some guys from my shop said it's probably the fuel filter and to start there.
I have no clue where this filter is located, I searched every nook and cranny for this thing, this is my first classic and i rarely work on classics.
Fuel filter either threads into the front of the carb or it's the corrugated paper cartridge type that fits inside a canister that threads onto the fuel pump.
The carb filter has a short neoprene fuel hose which is clamped between the nipple on the filter and metal line from the fuel pump. So, it's EZ to see.
Some people are unaware of the cartridge fuel filter, so they install an inline filter. Meanwhile the cartridge filter is getting more clogged up every day.
C4AZ-9365-B .. Corrugated Paper Cartridge Fuel Filter (Motorcraft FG-1A) / Available from Ford & auto parts stores.
1964/79 myriad FoMoCo vehicles.
Note: The metal canister can be a b!tch to remove, if you use a 'spin-on' oil filter type wrench, it may split open. Not pleasant!
It's obsolete, but dozens are available NOS
Here's a pic of the pump, canister and cartridge fuel filter. This was used on 1965/67 F100/350 352, 1973/76 F100/350 360/390, and a gazillion other car/truck applications.
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I just bought a 1974 F350 with a 390 engine... I drove it off the guys farm and drove it for about an hour until I came across a gas station and decided to put some gas in it... I drove it for about 10mins and it died out on me as I was driving, I sprayed some starter fluid and it cranked for a few seconds and died out. Some guys from my shop said it's probably the fuel filter and to start there... I have no clue where this filter is located, I searched every nook and cranny for this thing, this is my first classic and i rarely work on classics. Am I missing something? The fuel tank sits right behind the seats in the cab. The truck is all original from what I've seen, no after market stuff even the radio is the same lol. Thank you for the help
I'm unsure about the term "cranked". Does that mean that the starter motor turned the engine or that the engine actually ran?
The pump filter looks like this:
The carburetor filter looks like this:
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