I have a '73 Ford F-100 Ranger with a 390 4 BBL Holley and I had it rebuilt a few months ago. Got the carb back, put it on and the truck fired right up. Did a little adjusting and it still idled high. Came back to it a month or two later and the truck wouldn't start. Checked to make sure that the fuel pump was working and it was. Poured gas down the carb to give it a little kick start, started and died. Kinda scratching my head a bit.
Carburetor woes
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BlueOval390
, Dec 13 2008 11:44 PM
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Posted 16 January 2009 - 10:10 AM
I have a '73 Ford F-100 Ranger with a 390 4 BBL Holley and I had it rebuilt a few months ago. Got the carb back, put it on and the truck fired right up. Did a little adjusting and it still idled high. Came back to it a month or two later and the truck wouldn't start. Checked to make sure that the fuel pump was working and it was. Poured gas down the carb to give it a little kick start, started and died. Kinda scratching my head a bit.
did you check the fuel filter?
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Posted 21 February 2009 - 06:32 PM
Accelerator pump in carb. could have froze up - maybe a cheap rebuild? If it won't stop idling high that's an indicator that the carb.'s screwed up at the throttle plates. Maybe they threw them in upside-down? Easy mistake for an amateur rebuilder.
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