Running very rough Ranger
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Running very rough Ranger
'69 Ranger, 390 V8, 2barrel Ford Carb w/ hand choke (2100 series?).
Well, I had it runnin' great! Then confusion set in and has not left yet.
Coming home from work and it bogged out and stalled on me. Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...
Finally started up and was all the sudden running like crap. I mean it was big black poofs of smoke.....running super rough.
I make it two blocks to my house and park it. I completely rebuild the carburator. Removed all the parts and found clogging in the jets. Soaked the carb in strong stripping agent, air hosed the thing dry, sprayed with carb cleaner, add all new carb kit parts, reset the idle mixture screws at 1 1/2 turns....Thought for sure I had it back on track.
Put it on and started it. Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...
Black smoke..........super rough running......gas pedal almost all way down to keep the truck going. Gas drains from carb float cavity.
Please help me, I'm a grown man and I'm crying my eyes out!
P.S. Are there little filters inside these carbs? If so, how do you get them out?
Well, I had it runnin' great! Then confusion set in and has not left yet.
Coming home from work and it bogged out and stalled on me. Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...
Finally started up and was all the sudden running like crap. I mean it was big black poofs of smoke.....running super rough.
I make it two blocks to my house and park it. I completely rebuild the carburator. Removed all the parts and found clogging in the jets. Soaked the carb in strong stripping agent, air hosed the thing dry, sprayed with carb cleaner, add all new carb kit parts, reset the idle mixture screws at 1 1/2 turns....Thought for sure I had it back on track.
Put it on and started it. Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...Wouldn't start...
Black smoke..........super rough running......gas pedal almost all way down to keep the truck going. Gas drains from carb float cavity.
Please help me, I'm a grown man and I'm crying my eyes out!
P.S. Are there little filters inside these carbs? If so, how do you get them out?
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 1999
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From: Iowa
Did you replace the needle and seat, and the float? Are they set properly? If your carb has the brass float and you didn't replace it, it may have a hole in it. If it is brass, and if it does have a hole in it, you should be able to hear gas sloshing around in it when you shake it.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 1999
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From: Iowa
Thinking a bit more... :-) There should be only two ways for these carbs to flood out like yours is doing. A needle/seat/float failure, or a bad accelerator pump diaphram/check valve - the little orange pancake plug.
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