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Dec 22, 2008 | 03:44 PM

dullchrome

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Help with Stalling

My engine stalls when coming to a stop after driving on the freeway. It will restart after some coaxing but not right away. This dosent happen on city roads just the freeway. It has a totally stock 292 in it. anybody have any ideas?

Dec 22, 2008 | 04:17 PM

gangstakr

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It could be your idle is set to low. Check your timing.

Dec 22, 2008 | 04:56 PM

slo5.0

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Could also be the idle mixture adjustment is off. That would explain the hard starting after. Do you gotta floor it to get her going or just crank the snot out of her? Could be loading up with fuel. Hope this helps.

Dec 22, 2008 | 05:09 PM

dullchrome

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Once it stalls I have to crank the crap out of it to start. If I throw it in neutral and rev the **** out of it while coasting to the stop then it won't stall.

Dec 23, 2008 | 06:04 AM

jowilker

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Sounds like a fuel issue, but also might a coil breakdown due to heat buildup from the hiway drive. I would like to see the fuel flow into a bottle at the carb. If it looked healthy I would turn to the coil next.

John

Dec 23, 2008 | 10:42 AM

1966CCCAMPERSPECIAL

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On rare occasions I have seen the fuel filter plug up and stall the engine and when the pressure bleeds off the truck will start again as if nothing were wrong. And sometimes if you crank the snot out of it the junk in the filter will move around enough to let it start. Could be fuel pump breaking down only when its hot in which case you would have to check fuel flow into bottle when it quits running.

Dec 23, 2008 | 12:04 PM

NumberDummy

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Does your truck have its original 2V carburetor?

If so, it prolly needs a new accelerator pump diaphram and check valve.

These two parts are located behind a 4 bolt cover w/a lever on it at the front of the carb.

C4AZ9B559A .. Acc. Pump Diaphram (Motorcraft CM463)

C4AZ9576A .. Acc. Pump Check Valve (Motorcraft CM825)

These two parts fit every 2V carb (Auto-Lite or Motorcraft) from 1962 thru 1974.

Be CAREFUL when removing the cover, there is a coil spring behind it.