Need some help from a mechanic

[Peter Gozintite]

I hate most of you, so much.

 

[Guy Incognito]

I hate most of you, so much.

 

[outofyourmind]

I hate most of you, so much.

@Peter Gozintite
so whats the prognosis on the truck
with all this help it should have been a breeze to fix.

 

[lilchi721]

I have a 78 ford, crewcab, 351m400. Edelbrock intake and just installed a brand new 750cfm edelbrock carb. Started right up and ran as good as it ever has for about 10 min. Went to adjust the feul lean one side, flooded out died. It should be noted that i had flooding issues with the last 650 ctm carb, and was told it was old and needed to be replaced. I have adjusted the floats, added an electronic fuel pump, and a new regulator(set to 5.5 psi). I have done everything aside from swapping out springs and needles. Wait for a while, fire it up, runs beautifully until flooding out. Any help will be appreciated.

Fuck everyone who has a joke, not in the mood, i hate you.

Thank you to anyone who wants to help.

 

[moxie]

Ew. Get me out of this thread. Gross!

 

[Harry Seaword]

Did you check for a vacuum leak at the slave cylinder?

Float's gotta be stuck. Get a rebuild kit and do it again.

Ethanol destroys those little things in no time.


Edit...AND check the little rubber plugs on the back of the carb for the lines not being used. I had one that cracked and was sucking air. It'll make it run instantly bad like yours did. It's a 10 cent fix and very common.

I don't work on anything that old but I gotta agree with Juicy on this one.

 

[Bayou Tiger]

Did you check for a vacuum leak at the slave cylinder?


I don't work on anything that old but I gotta agree with Juicy on this one.

It's a "brand new" carb !

 

[Bayou Tiger]

It has a carburetor ! The thread is about problems with a carburetor !



Thanks for posting that fuel injected trouble shooting video. It should help....

 

[Harry Seaword]

It's a "brand new" carb !

Well then. Everything should be running fine. Glad we could help @Peter Gozintite.

 

[Bayou Tiger]

Did you check for a vacuum leak at the slave cylinder?

That's what I think the problem is, a vacuum issue. The engine runs for 10 mins ? If true, then it would have flooded out long before 10 mins if floats were an issue.

To be honest, it doesn't sound to me like the carburetor was ever the problem to begin with.

If the points are good and the distributor cap and rotor is not damaged, then its a vacuum problem.

 

[Bayou Tiger]

just installed a brand new 750cfm edelbrock carb.

 

[Bayou Tiger]

Well then. Everything should be running fine. Glad we could help @Peter Gozintite.

We do good work !


Where do we send the bill ?

 

[JuiceTheGator]

When I first got the Wagoneer, it would run like a top for about 10 minutes and then go to shit. Turned out it was the coil wouldn't work right after it got hot. The guy before me had put an MSD ignition on it and I think the pull was too much for the shitty coil.

That and the little rubber thing falling off the back of the carb were my only two issues with that beast...should've kept it.

 

[lilchi721]

It has a carburetor ! The thread is about problems with a carburetor !

 

[TemptressToo]

LOL ! The problem is easy to find.

They had em circle it for future reference.....

Only poors buy Fords...

 

[Harry Seaword]

We do good work !


Where do we send the bill ?

I'm not sure but I charge $20 a post and I gost ta get paid....

 

[Bayou Tiger]

Only poors buy Fords...

You obviously haven't priced the Ford F150 Lariat Super Crews lately.....

 

[Bayou Tiger]

Follow the lines from carb back to Vacuum canister (dashed line). Sounds like you may be losing vacuum pressure.

 

[Tomhusker]

I used to rebuild carbs for pocket money when I was in tech school. I still think that the problem is in the float bowl. Either the needle valve is not seating properly or your float is not set properly (which would cause the needle valve to not seat properly.)
Sometimes, when working with the float, the oil from your skin can cause the float to lose buoyancy. This is not an issue if it is a brass float. You should, at best, wear rubber gloves when working on a carb. At least, wash your hands to remove dirt and oil before handling the float.
Or, if it's brass, your float could have a hole in it.

I've been wrong before, but this is where I would focus my attention.

 

[Peter Gozintite]

@Peter Gozintite
so whats the prognosis on the truck
with all this help it should have been a breeze to fix.

Dont know. Think i have food poisoning. Been barfing out both ends all day. Gonna go lay down and hope i die