1972 Ford F100 won't stay running when i put it in gear


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1972 Ford F100 won't stay running when i put it in gear

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burlee
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Dec 1, 2010, 8:32 PM

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1972 Ford F100 won't stay running when i put it in gear	Sign In

i have a 1972 ford pickup that runs great until i put in drive or reverse then it dies and takes several cranks to restart. i have set the timing 6 degrees tdc, also new points and condenser. and vaclum lines replaced. then replaced the fuel pump, filter, and excel pump also. it has 302 engine, 2 bbl car, auto trans, and has about 38,000 mile on rebuilt motor. any help would be great

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Dec 1, 2010, 9:27 PM

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Re: 1972 Ford F100 won't stay running when i put it in gear	Sign In

Cover the top of the carb with your hand & see if that will get it to idle. If it does, twist the carb and make sure it isn't loose on the base plate. If it isn't get a can of carb clean and start checking for vacuum leaks...

Also double check the adjustment on the points with a dwell meter, I believe the setting is 28° but check the manual, it's been eons since I have had to put in a set of points....

Do they still come with that capsule of grease for the cam? When guys would ask me want it was for, I would tell them "you eat it and then in about 10 minutes you'll automatically know what the dwell setting is"......

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Dec 2, 2010, 3:53 AM

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Wow, I'm impressed................LOL
I though you used carburetors for fishing sinkers..LOL

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