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Old Oct 3, 2019 | 05:52 PM
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Washed engine, won’t start

Hey guys. I just bought a 72 f250 camper special. She’s got the 360-390. I just replaced valve cover gaskets and wanted to wash the oil deposits off the block. I double bagged the carb air intake, used some purple drink, lightly and carefully pressure washed it with the lowest pressure nozzle, and now she won’t start for me. I just got done pulling the dist cap and wd40’d it and wiped it down...nothing. Any advice?
 
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Old Oct 3, 2019 | 06:26 PM
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Check all the wires, you might have wash one or more off of what they fasten too.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2019 | 02:14 AM
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Found it...I’m an idiot.

So I found the issue. I had inadvertently sprayed the ignition coil wire just loose enough to not make solid contact. Easy fix.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2019 | 10:15 PM
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Glad you found it quickly. Good call f4fordgirl

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