FE 360 wont start...?
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FE 360 wont start...?
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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Sounds just like what happened to me,. After tearing it all apart, I found my timeing gear had worn out. You may want to look at that also, comes to find out the OEM cam gear is just Alumium and wears out before the chain does.
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Take the hose going into the carb and put it into a glass bottle. crank the motor over and see if gas goes into the bottle. If bottle gets gas than you fuel pump should be working.
Take plug wire one off the plug hold it near the block or valve cover. Crank it over and see if a spark comes out. If you get a spark than distributor and electronics should be good.
How long has it sat? I had a Toyota sit for a couple months and gas gelled in the carb and needed a rebuild and all passageways cleared.
Take plug wire one off the plug hold it near the block or valve cover. Crank it over and see if a spark comes out. If you get a spark than distributor and electronics should be good.
How long has it sat? I had a Toyota sit for a couple months and gas gelled in the carb and needed a rebuild and all passageways cleared.
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I would first guess the fuel pump since you see no fuel. Same thing happened to my Mustang 4 weeks ago. Just wouldn't start and never smelled fuel when I should have since normally it would have flooded. Pump of 15 years was at the end of the line and replaced it.
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