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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I did do some work on the rig today.
-I put in two cans of SeaFoam
-I checked the EGR valve for a cracked diaphragm (it was okay)
-I replaced the air filter and the crankcase ventilation filter (which looked like it had never been changed), probably not the problem but they both looked pretty dirty.
-I searched the engine for bad vacuum lines and didn't find any
-I replaced the spark plugs, again probably not the problem but they looked like they were due to be replaced.
The engine is running better now, though it still wants to stall without my raising the idle while stepping on the brake. And, I seem to have less gasoline than I thought. I don't know if it's because of an inaccurate gas gauge, theft, or evaporation. Anyhow I'm taking it in for a fillup bright and early Sunday morning when the traffics light. See what a tank of fresh gasoline does for the old gurls spirit.
Steve
-I put in two cans of SeaFoam
-I checked the EGR valve for a cracked diaphragm (it was okay)
-I replaced the air filter and the crankcase ventilation filter (which looked like it had never been changed), probably not the problem but they both looked pretty dirty.
-I searched the engine for bad vacuum lines and didn't find any
-I replaced the spark plugs, again probably not the problem but they looked like they were due to be replaced.
The engine is running better now, though it still wants to stall without my raising the idle while stepping on the brake. And, I seem to have less gasoline than I thought. I don't know if it's because of an inaccurate gas gauge, theft, or evaporation. Anyhow I'm taking it in for a fillup bright and early Sunday morning when the traffics light. See what a tank of fresh gasoline does for the old gurls spirit.
Steve
