carburetor issue

[demarpaint]

I had a 300 I-6 E-150 with a Carter YF-1 Carb. It had a 4 speed OD manual transmission with a 3:00 posi rear, at about 85 mph it was running a little under 2000 rpms on the tach. 0-60 acceleration was measured in minutes not seconds. Talk about lame gear spacing and a dead rear. Ford ended up canning that rear, and went to a 3:55 which was still not great but a tremendous improvement.

I will say one thing though, the clutch lasted forever, and the engine was bullet proof. I sold it with about 150,000 miles of stop and go hard miles to a guy running a delivery service from JFK to points all over NYC, Nassau, Suffolk and Queens. He ended up totaling it with over 250,000 miles on it.

 

[fsskier]

Yes, another difference: The 4 cyl got a good 4speed, German designed and I think manufactured also..... bulletproof reliable.

The 6 cyl 4 speed was really a 3 speed manual with an overdrive tacked on - i think the extra gears were actually in the tail housing. Weak cob-job design and poor lubrication meant that these had a limited lifetime, with a very high failure rate.

And the 1st three gears were widely spaced like most 3 speeds, as your post stated. Probably still got considerably better mileage then the automatic transmission, as lockup converters were not available on those models.

 

[mechtech2]

Even WITHOUT a carburetor on the manifold, it will start immediately with a shot of gas.

Make sure your accelerator pump is working.

Proper choke adjustment and fast idle will keep it running right.

Then worry about your idle mixture.

Also, check for vacuum leaks - lines and intake.

 

[Jakegday]

hello again and thank you for all the input guys. the carburetor is a holley 1946, remanufactured by champion. the tag on it was dated May of 1993.

the reason i held the gas while starting is cuz the fast idle cam had fallen off of the old carburetor

the thought of fuel somehow exiting the bowl at night made complete sense, since it was acting just like it does the first time you put it on and try to start it. so i decided to swap the piece that you screw the fuel filter on to. the piece with the valve that gets activated by the float. i swapped that piece yesterday and this morning my problem was solved....
i guess we'll see tomorrow morning if it is still solved

 

[mechtech2]

So you had a stuck needle and seat?
No gas = no start.