Carb Suggestion
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I have a 68 F100 with 97k original miles on a 360. The truck runs pretty good at half choke. If I press the choke all the way in once the truck is warm there is quite a bit of hesitation in the acceleration. Once I shut the truck off, and wait about 15-45 minutes the truck will not crank. It is definitely flooding out. I can crank on the truck until the battery runs down. Do any of you have any suggestions on whether I should pick up a remanufactured two barrel, go to a four barrel, or try to rebuild the two barrel that I have? Thanks in advance for any information that you can provide.
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Chris Parker
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When you say the motor will not crank do you mean it seems like the battery is low?My 390 in a '76 f100 would do this when I had corrosion on the ground from the battery to the block.If I kept it cleaned off I didn't have a problem.I wouldn't think a bad carb would keep it from cranking over.If you swap to a 4bbl. carb you'll have to switch intakes too and this could get costly.Even though,I get better mileage from the Holley 600 and Edelbrock intake than I ever did with a new factory 2bbl.I know this may seem backwards with your question,but have you checked the fuel filters?Sometimes you can have a clog and need to run the choke to help the carb pull more gas but with the flap closed it doesn't get enuff air.Just a thought.
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Chris,
I have a 69 F-100 with the same motor that you have. I was having the same trouble out of my 2bbl carb. I bought a kit to rebuild it at autozone for 12.90, took it off, went thru it with a can of carb spray making sure that all the passages were clean, checked the float for leaks. I have never been happier with it. It only took about 2.5 hours to do and it starts and runs great with the factory 2bbl. I can't wait to check mileage with the rebuilt carb. This was a good investment of my money and cost me under 20 bucks.
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I have a 69 F-100 with the same motor that you have. I was having the same trouble out of my 2bbl carb. I bought a kit to rebuild it at autozone for 12.90, took it off, went thru it with a can of carb spray making sure that all the passages were clean, checked the float for leaks. I have never been happier with it. It only took about 2.5 hours to do and it starts and runs great with the factory 2bbl. I can't wait to check mileage with the rebuilt carb. This was a good investment of my money and cost me under 20 bucks.
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I would consider putting an automatic choke kit on it. An auto choke will open gradually and give better driveability than you can get with a manual choke. Just my opinion.
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I would consider putting an automatic choke kit on it. An auto choke will open gradually and give better driveability than you can get with a manual choke. Just my opinion.
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Ditto on the electric choke. When I bought my 69 F100 with a 360, it started poorly and ran like hell. That first weekend I rebuilt the carb and replaced the manual choke with an electric one from Autozone. Total cost was less than 40 bucks, and she has started and run like a champ ever since, whether hot or cold, having sat for two weeks or just a few minutes.
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