460 Ford engine stalls when put in gear
Hi all y’all, Wouldn’t you know it, I’m ready to start out on a 900 mile journey and my previously good running 1994 Ford 460 V8 engine decides to act up. Here’s what I know: When I purchased the ...
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John&Joey wrote:
Is that year carb'ed or EFI? If carb'ed wasting a $2 can of WalMart carb spray isn't going to hurt a thing and will make things look nice and clean.
Also an old trick is to lightly mist over the intake, if the engine speeds up then you are running lean (could be varnish in the bowl, or out of adjustment.) Also spraying lightly around the intake manifold will show a leaking gasket by again gaining rpm's
It's EFI. I just finished driving to the gas station this morning and took on 67 gallons of gas, apparently I have a malfunctioning fuel gauge too (heavy sigh). Hopefully it's nothing more than a sticking float which the new gasoline may remedy in a while by dissolving varnish.
Once the engine's completely warmed up it runs a lot better and at cruising speed is very smooth. Maybe it's wishful thinking but I'm starting to feel more and more that what I've been mainly dealing with is old gasoline.
I also need to get a new battery. The battery I have is only good for a very few starts and then you're out of luck. I always buy 700-800 amp/hour batteries. I may be cheap but I learned long ago not to skimp on batteries. BTW the electrical system has a parasitic drain that I haven't been able to find, fortunately there's a switch to isolate the battery.
Steve
