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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 10:37 AM
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Unhappy cold blooded

I have a 1985 Econoline converson van, It's a little hard to start
and keeps dying until it gets warmed up. It has a 351
 
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 02:55 PM
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I would suspect it's Carberated, and has an electric choke... Sounds like the choke needs to be adjusted and possibly the carb as well.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 03:00 PM
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sounds like its time for a carb rebuild in general. I think a look at the choke would be first order. sounds exactly like my 300 that I have the choke wired the whole way open. Takes a little finess to get it started until it warms up a bit.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 06:31 AM
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It could be that and/or a vaccum leak or loose vaccum conection also....
 
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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Yeah, sounds to me like the electric choke, since my 460 does the same thing and we've never gotten the electric choke working right (Holley 4bbl, converted from hand choke).
 
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 04:01 PM
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My family had 2 vans with the electric choke... It's a bear to get right, but when you do, it runs like a top. Also it may have a vacuum choke pull-off that made be bad or in need of adjsutment.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Thumbs up cold blooded

Thanks I'll check out the choke this week end
 
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