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Topic: hard to start
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ewokeric
Gearhead Posts: 174
From: woodbridge, va united states
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-28-2002 04:20 PM
   
Ok i have the car on the road for the time being but i have Question. If i go out right now and try to start the car i depress the gas pedal one time and engage the choke it starts right up. I go out for a drive shut the car off and come back i a few minutes and the car has a hard time firing back up. It just cranks and but not fire. You pump the gas a little it will start but only after you pump a little. also sometimes if you crank for a couple of seconds and release the key it will just start real smooth like, glides in to motion best way to describe it. I am running a electric choke that runs off my acc. circuit and have timing set to 14 degree to start with. I have no pinging at all either. I am also smelling alot of fumes as far a rich mixture or something after i have a hard time starting it. Any ideas. I am thinking that maybe my timing is to far set. It is a 351 windsor, with a elbrock 600 on top------------------
68 mustang coupe(california special)not real though but looks it(will be nice) 351w/c4
My 68 Coupe
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33988
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-28-2002 06:21 PM
Try it at 10 degrees BTDC and see if it likes that better. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
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RonnieT
Gearhead Posts: 637
From: Port Allen, La. 70767
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 10-28-2002 10:58 PM
What ignition system are you running. I had this problem with a 460 that had a Duraspark ignition system. The engine would just spin and not fire, when you let off the key it would fire up. I finally traced it down to a bad pick-up in the distributor. Replaced the pick-up and the engine would crank every time.------------------
Ronnie
69 mach1 351W-4V engineless at the time!
70 Torino GT 351C-4v with a "shaker"
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 12015
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 10-29-2002 01:36 AM
My 351w starts better at no more then 12 degrees,but runs better at 14.  SCOOP ------------------
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14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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