I appologize if this has already been covered in another post, but if it has i couldnt find it. if it is, then could someone point me in the right direction, thanks. so here it is. i have a 79 F150 4X4 with an auto tranny and after the engine is warmed up it dosent run well, stalls then wolnt start again for a few days. it wolnt even start on starting fluid. i've changed every electrical componet that i can tell has anything to do with ignition, 2 fuel filters (one at the carb and one on the frame rail), the carb itself, the valley pan gasket cause it looked like it wasnt holding too much of a vaccum. and the battery and starter, mostlikely due to all the cranking i've been doing to try and get it running. as far as the carb goes a friend of mine helped me tune it, it seemed to pretty much be set right where it needed to be, but hes a bowtie guy and i dont think he knows anything about a ford. anyway i'm at the end of any ideas i can think of. by the way while i'm writing, does anyone know how i can get my engine to not look like a bowl of spaghetti? i really dont like digging around vaccum lines to see my engine. thanks

 

When it stalls and won't restart have you checked the basics? Spark, fuel, etc??

 

yes i checked that, i borrowed a meter from my friend and read the right voltage going to all my plugs (well close enough), and as far a fuel i just loosened the filter at the filter and got a gasoline bath so i have that much atleast, i dont have anything i can check compression with though, but i'm pretty sure i have that or it wouldnt run in the first place, right?

 

If you don't mind, please give us a list of EXACTLY what you have changed, and if its aftermarket, what brand. We need to start somewhere.

 

ok as far as electronics i replaced the plugs, wires cap and rotor. the coil. the ignition box. some electrical box that plugs into the ignition box. and all of that i got at advance auto, so whatever they have is what i put on, but the coil is an accel. the carb was a re-man from advance also. thats all thats comming to mind right now, if i remember something i'll post it, thanks

 

How is the carb adjusted? How far are the air mixture screws turned out?

is the electric choke adjusted properly?

I seriously can't explain why it won't start for a few days after dieing like that.