Real time help: stranded in grand junction, CO

[FJBen]

So @PabloCruise is stranded in grand junction on his way to cruise moab.

They are thinking fuel delivery. 1976or 78 fj40 carbed

Drove fine until outside of parachute. Then started stumbling lack of power.

Opened gas cap, no real change
Been using ethanol free, no change
Changed fuel filter, there was some rusty particles in it.
Ran and changed another fuel filter. Ran like again, then fine for a little bit.

This came out of the first filter.

They are planning on taking all fuel out of tank, but don’t have a way to do it. Any shop recommendations or members in that area?


My other thought is use a small 2 gallon tank,new fuel to skip the tank/lines and see if it’s pump or carb.



Feel free to post on here, or if you have a shop or are someone close his number is 970-214-nine 3 nine 7.

 

[PabloCruise]

Thanks Ben!

 

[Engineer8000]

I drained mine recently due to water. Siphoned most out then drained the rest. Under seat fuel tank, at least my 73 has a low point drain plug accessible under the truck, drain into a 5 gallon bucket.

 

[Engineer8000]

Water stops up the fuel filter. I was running the ethanol free high octane but I think the station tank was contaminated. That tank is slow to turn over compared to regular.

 

[devo]

Try Mike G at MetricOffroad….970 270 3332

Keiths Garage… 970 462 2686

 

[charliemeyer007]

I once ran my 72 on a 1 liter IV bottle of gas taped to the antenna because the fuel pump went out. I run an electric fuel pump now and have a spare. That doesn't look like enough rust crap to plug a filter. However the paper element will not pas gas if wet with water. Couple of bottles of yellow gas dryer in the tank. Have several filters to swap in until the water is gone. The filters will dry out and be good for next time you get bad gas.

 

[cbmontgo]

Make sure the distributor hasn't slipped timing? That 10mm holding screw *can* loosen and cause similar symptoms when timing gets way off.

 

[FJBen]

Make sure the distributor hasn't slipped timing? That 10mm holding screw *can* loosen and cause similar symptoms when timing gets way off.

Did check that, he said felt solid.

 

[Godwin]

Pull the drain plugs on the bowl and flush with carb cleaner. May help some until the issue is fully resolved.

 

[gonzopancho]

Make sure the distributor hasn't slipped timing? That 10mm holding screw *can* loosen and cause similar symptoms when timing gets way off.

Checked this. Distributor seems tight.

 

[PabloCruise]

Thanks all!

"The weather is here, wish you were beautiful!"

 

[PabloCruise]

Pull the drain plugs on the bowl and flush with carb cleaner. May help some until the issue is fully resolved.

Will they leak after I put them back in?
I have never messed with these before. I have basic hand tools...

 

[Godwin]

Will they leak after I put them back in?
I have never messed with these before. I have basic hand tools...

I'm assuming OEM carb. The pair of drain plugs are below the sight window and are 14 mm heads. Access is easy. There is a copper washer with each one. Don't lose those. You shouldn't have leakage after pulling these out and reinstalling, there's no substantial fluid pressure in the carb. Pull the drain plugs, use a can of carb cleaner with a straw and flush out the fuel bowl.

 

[brian]

give it the ol rev and choke by hand rebuild.
take the air cleaner off, rev it by hand, block off the venturi with the other hand, open throttle fully while choking it out.

 

[John Smith]

If this is a points distributor, have they been checked? Lots of times points issues can seem like fuel delivery issues.

 

[Engineer8000]

If this is a points distributor, have they been checked? Lots of times points issues can seem like fuel delivery issues.

And the coil going out can seem like fuel starvation too.

 

[FJBen]

I'm assuming OEM carb. The pair of drain plugs are below the sight window and are 14 mm heads. Access is easy. There is a copper washer with each one. Don't lose those. You shouldn't have leakage after pulling these out and reinstalling, there's no substantial fluid pressure in the carb. Pull the drain plugs, use a can of carb cleaner with a straw and flush out the fuel bowl.

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It appears draining the fuel bowls and flushing may have done the trick. They are going to press on….


Well other than the I think @gonzopancho batteries in the PowerStroke just died…click

 

[gonzopancho]

Poor ford doesn’t get driven much

 

[FJBen]

40 to save the day, jump start worked.

Thanks all for help, we hope there’s no more issues on the way to moab.

 

[gonzopancho]

Running 65-70mph