Won't start....
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Won't start....
85 f250 plow truck.... sat unused all summer... snow flakes fly tonight.
Can't get the damn thing started... it has a new carb, it's definitely getting fuel.... It's definitely getting spark. It cranks and fires right to the edge of repetitive combustion and then won't continue to fire. Losing my mind. Ran fine last season... Jasper motor has about 4k on it.... HELP!
Can't get the damn thing started... it has a new carb, it's definitely getting fuel.... It's definitely getting spark. It cranks and fires right to the edge of repetitive combustion and then won't continue to fire. Losing my mind. Ran fine last season... Jasper motor has about 4k on it.... HELP!
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Pull some of the sparkplugs and see what they look like. If they are dry, I would make sure the choke is working, or pump the heck out of the gas pedal to try to make it run till it warms up.
If they are wet and smell like fuel, I would check the choke to make sure it's not sticking, and you possibly are going to have to buy some new sparkplugs. Sometimes when they get wet, they take a long time to dry out and they will not fire.
If they are wet and smell like fuel, I would check the choke to make sure it's not sticking, and you possibly are going to have to buy some new sparkplugs. Sometimes when they get wet, they take a long time to dry out and they will not fire.
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Try dumping some fresh gas down the carb. Might have bad gas if it sat all summer. Also since it sat for awhile especially if it was outside a critter might of chewed up some wiring seen this happen before. good luck , expecting 1 to 2 inches here tonight.
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