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Good Morning, I spent the better of two hours surfing. Quit a nice forum. Lots of knowledge on this site.
Need some feed back! I found this 1965 Ford Step Van pretty much left for dead. I bought it and started fixin it up. I believe the engine is a 300 cid but could be a 240 in line six. Cleaned it all up first, and then began trouble shooting its illness. New battery, new plugs, wires, rotor, points condenser, fuel pump, new carb - carter Y type single barrel, oil and air filter, Fuel pump and in line filter. New intake and exhaust gaskets.
Motor flushed as best I could with new oil and filter. Pulled fuel tank, flushed and cleaned. New fuel lines.
Transmission is a 3 speed manual crash box. small
Timing set at 10 degrees with rotor pointing to #1 front cylinder. Wired for 1-5-6-3-2-4 timing.
Compression Test- 1,2,3,5,6 -125 lbs #4-98 lbs.
Problems: First the engine starts right up, but tends to accelerate and de-acceeratre by itself. Timing chain?
Runs good, and revs up nicely while in nuetral. Took it for a test drive. First gear power and rpm's seem normal, a little hesitation or power loss in 2nd, and then it seems to not want to gain rpm's enough to shift from 2nd to 3rd. When I shifted it to 3rd it bucks , pedal is to the floor.
Any suggestions?
Need some feed back! I found this 1965 Ford Step Van pretty much left for dead. I bought it and started fixin it up. I believe the engine is a 300 cid but could be a 240 in line six. Cleaned it all up first, and then began trouble shooting its illness. New battery, new plugs, wires, rotor, points condenser, fuel pump, new carb - carter Y type single barrel, oil and air filter, Fuel pump and in line filter. New intake and exhaust gaskets.
Motor flushed as best I could with new oil and filter. Pulled fuel tank, flushed and cleaned. New fuel lines.
Transmission is a 3 speed manual crash box. small
Timing set at 10 degrees with rotor pointing to #1 front cylinder. Wired for 1-5-6-3-2-4 timing.
Compression Test- 1,2,3,5,6 -125 lbs #4-98 lbs.
Problems: First the engine starts right up, but tends to accelerate and de-acceeratre by itself. Timing chain?
Runs good, and revs up nicely while in nuetral. Took it for a test drive. First gear power and rpm's seem normal, a little hesitation or power loss in 2nd, and then it seems to not want to gain rpm's enough to shift from 2nd to 3rd. When I shifted it to 3rd it bucks , pedal is to the floor.
Any suggestions?
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Hi and welcome vroc55.
For suggestions and help on your problem with the 300-6 post in the Inline Six, 200, 250, 4.9/300 forum: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum52/
Be sure to visit the Fl chapter: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum116/ and post your intro.
For suggestions and help on your problem with the 300-6 post in the Inline Six, 200, 250, 4.9/300 forum: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum52/
Be sure to visit the Fl chapter: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum116/ and post your intro.
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