Problems with Engine!? 1951 F1, 226 cui
 

hi

i own a

1951 F1 Pickup
226 cui
GVWR: 4700 lbs
engine #: 7HA6050-C2

and i think i have a problem with the engine

What is wrong with the engine if fluid (i think fuel) comes out of the hose at the pic?
For what is this hose?

Many thanks in advance!

best regards from austria

passenger side under the intake manifold:
http://i51.tinypic.com/t8l1c9.jpg

What you have there is the precursor to the PCV valve. The pipe coming off the side cover is called a "road draft tube" which equalized the pressure inside the engine. For more info try this post:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-i6-226-a.html

bacagrizz,

thanks for the link!

I have read the linked post. Unfortunately I am still not clear what's wrong, if fluid comes out of the hose.
I hope you can explain that in more detail.

Following the diagram from the engine:

http://i56.tinypic.com/29c1254.jpg

Is the "fluid" more than the amount of condensation you would expect on start-up? Is it an actual flow of water? If so, you have a cracked block and water jacket coolant is leaking into the valve chest. Is the fluid green like antifreeze? If it's a cracked block, it will leak out of there whether it's running or not.

If it's just a drip-drip-drip of clear water when running, you need to warm up the engine thoroughly to evaporate water in the crankcase, and probably change the oil.

On last sunday we had the following situation:

After a halt of about 6 weeks we have started the truck again.
Then, for about an hour, fluid (about 0,4 gal) came out of the hose. not in idle, only on accelerate. The liquid smelled like gasoline. Maybe mixed with some oil. But we are not really believe that even cooling liquid was present because in the radiator was nothing less:-huh Damn - I really have no idea what that is. It's also not possible that so much gasoline flows through the engine, right?

In the meantime, we drove about 150 miles with the truck without liquid coming from the hose. Only some smoke on the first 60 miles. Then this stopped also.

The engine is not getting hot and on the day after no oil or other liquids was on the floor.:-X22

Please forgive me my bad English.

Kind Regards,
Daniel

Check the oil; does it smell like gas? I suspect your fuel pump diaphragm is ruptured and gas is getting into the crankcase. The fumes will condense in the valve chest. Needs to be fixed ASAP!

ASAP = as soon as possible.. in case our Austrian memeber didn't know.

:-drink

daniel

Indeed...ALBUQ F-1 is giving you good advice. If the fuel pump diaphram is broken, gasoline can go into the crankcase. Initially it will dilute the oil, but it will quickly evaporate and the fumes will go out of the road draft tube. If it was cool out and you were just warming up the engine, the fumes could condense and show up as a liquid. Later on when everything was warmed up it would just go out as a vapor. You probably would notice that your gas mileage is a little worse than normal. The oil level may also appear to be a little high.

And...welcome from California. Maybe you could send us another Austrian governor for our state!!

Dan

People of Kahlifoneeah!

That will not be easy. The good politicians in our country are not easy to find because they occur very rarely. The most others are like our comedians: talk a lot nonsense, unfortunately is not for laughing

Oh, and we have to offer no more Hollywood stars to.;)

Daniel

Ilya ! I got it! LOL

My other two favorites are: "Who iz yoh dahdee and what dahs he dooh?" and "I'm a kop, you eedeeot!" Both are from the greatest movie of his career, Kindergarten Cop.