Flooding Problems
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Flooding Problems
Hello All..........Well just received a 1984 ford F250 3/4 ton 4x4 with a 460 for free from my father inlaw..........truck has set for awhile so im working the bugs out of it......the last one is a flooding problem...........The rear tank inline fuel pump was making a grinding noise and the truck would flood everytime i pull up to a stop sign or light......As long as my foot is on the gas everthing is fine....So i put a new pump in it its quieter now but still floods....The old pump did this also...........The inline pump installed is 5-9 PSI i was told that this is adequate for the truck although the new pump is an inline pump and not the orignal in tank pump....Everything is stock on the truck all the way down to the smog pump still.......Any help would be appreciated....
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From: Lincoln NE
What kind of carb does it have on it? If it has sat for a while, the gaskets in it could be bad and it may need to be rebuilt. People are probably tired of me saying this, but if it the Holley 4180, I wouldn't even bother with rebuilding it. It's a typical Holley, good for racing around wide open, bad for daily driving. I'm currently getting my 4180, which was rebuilt about 18 months ago, replaced with an Edelbrock 1406 and new Edelbrock intake manifold. I just got tired of it running like crap. My uncle says that the 4180 is notorious for flooding itself, something about the design, how it delivers the fuel into the bowl. Just my 2 cents. Hope you figure it out.
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From: Lincoln NE
Not sure what to think of that. ??? I guess I'd have to think that maybe it isn't the right pump or it's defective and has too much fuel pressure. You may want to get a fuel pressure gauge and compare the two tanks and note any differences before the fuel pump that is in the engine compartment.
Another thought is the fuel switching solenoid located in the frame underneith the truck. Only catch with that is if there would be an air lock in it but that would mean not enough fuel, not flooding. ???
I not sure what else I'd check. I'm suprised no one else has chimed in on this yet.
Another thought is the fuel switching solenoid located in the frame underneith the truck. Only catch with that is if there would be an air lock in it but that would mean not enough fuel, not flooding. ???
I not sure what else I'd check. I'm suprised no one else has chimed in on this yet.
