Engine won't start..any help out there?
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Engine won't start..any help out there?
So I got a 53 F-100 Ford pickup with a 360 Big Block FE motor, 650 Holly 4-barrell carbuerator, Edelbrock performer intake manifold, and the original fuel pump to the motor. Today I went to the garage to start her up and nothin. The truck has always ran great, and today it just wouldnt start. The battery is fine, the starter was working fine and the only problem I could think of was no fuel to the carbuerator. I gave it a few pumps with the pedal nothin. I took out the inline fuel filter between the carbuerator and the fuel pump because I could not see any fuel in the filter. Gave it a few pumps and nothin. I am stumped as of now 
if anyone has some advice or experience with this please help me out. Thanks alot of advance
if anyone has some advice or experience with this please help me out. Thanks alot of advance
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From: Mddl A MexCans
Seems your assuming there is no fuel getting to the engine ? Lets remedy that. As we can rest assured the air part of the equation is a done deal. Poor a small amount of fuel down the carb, and then try to start it. If it doesn't start or at least fire off. Then I'd be looking into item #3 SPARK. if it a points setup, check them for corrosion, be sure they open to .017 (a matchbook will work, it's .020 C1S) if they are clean and open as they should replace the condenser. BOL
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From: Ohio
Take off the air cleaner lid, pump the throttle and see if fuel comes out of accel pump squirter. Nothing? Needs a fuel pump likely, or just has been sitting too long and the fuel evaporated. You'll need to crank it longer to get it fueled back up.
The strange thing is the last couple years I've run into this with my two hot rods. Seems like the newer fuel evaporates ALOT quicker outta the bowls and makes it very hard to get started anymore. My stuff usually sits for a few weeks between running and usually end up priming with fuel can to get running. Been thinking elec. fuel pump but I like the reliability of mech. fuel pumps.
The strange thing is the last couple years I've run into this with my two hot rods. Seems like the newer fuel evaporates ALOT quicker outta the bowls and makes it very hard to get started anymore. My stuff usually sits for a few weeks between running and usually end up priming with fuel can to get running. Been thinking elec. fuel pump but I like the reliability of mech. fuel pumps.
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From: Gadsden Purchase
The strange thing is the last couple years I've run into this with my two hot
rods. Seems like the newer fuel evaporates ALOT quicker outta the bowls
and makes it very hard to get started anymore. My stuff usually sits for a
few weeks between running and usually end up priming with fuel can to get
running. Been thinking elec. fuel pump but I like the reliability of mech. fuel
pumps.
rods. Seems like the newer fuel evaporates ALOT quicker outta the bowls
and makes it very hard to get started anymore. My stuff usually sits for a
few weeks between running and usually end up priming with fuel can to get
running. Been thinking elec. fuel pump but I like the reliability of mech. fuel
pumps.
Put that on way back and man is it nice.
It's using the window washer button (since I don't believe in those LOL ;).
Fill that 2100 carburetor with fuel hit the starter...
No kidding on this... most times my '75 360FE starts faster than my '91
F150 with ~70k original miles on it. BTW, I wait for the fuel pump to finish
running on the '91 too.
Try it, you'll like it. ;)
That old 6 volt Bendix came with a dune buggy, they'd been running it on 12
volts (but many years before) I bought it for $150 and half a pickup load of
other stuff to go with it.
Alvin in AZ
ps- It's got a built in screen so I don't have screens in my fuel tanks, put
a fuel hose extension to the metal pipe, goes all the way to the bottom.
More fuel capacity. ;)
Bent the sending unit so the float almost touches the bottom so when it
sez it's empty, it's friggin empty. ;)
Just the way I want it, no second guessing it.
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