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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This is an update. I just finished driving from San Marcos TX to Tucson AZ (through a miserable early winter ice storm I might add). Apparently, my stalling problems were due to old gasoline. The farther I drove the better it ran. I did have one hiccup going up a long grade outside of Benson AZ. The engine stalled right near the top of the grade, acting as if it was running out of gas. I let it sit for about 15-20 minutes and it started and ran fine. I suspect that I have a dirty gasoline filter that wasn't allowing enough gasoline through to keep up with engine needs on the long grade.
I also had an ongoing starter problem, with the new 750 amp/hr battery and newly rebuilt starter barely cranking the engine. I suspect that the switch that isolates the battery has dirty contacts and is not allowing enough juice through for the starters needs. As a test I'm going to pull some cables off the coach system and jump out the switch and see if that helps.
Anyhow, that's what happened with the stalling problem, when the engine starts, it runs great!
Steve
I also had an ongoing starter problem, with the new 750 amp/hr battery and newly rebuilt starter barely cranking the engine. I suspect that the switch that isolates the battery has dirty contacts and is not allowing enough juice through for the starters needs. As a test I'm going to pull some cables off the coach system and jump out the switch and see if that helps.
Anyhow, that's what happened with the stalling problem, when the engine starts, it runs great!
Steve
