in this particular setup, almost everything goes through the fuse box. I know how the selanoid gets hooked up....so what I did was unplug/unhook everything. bypassed the fuse box and tested everything separately. all the electronics tested correctly. rebuilt started was also good to go. so, it was time to start, try to, it again. it cranked, tried to fire, same results. so, I moved the distributor yet again. sputtered. ok, what does it need. spark, got it. fuel, got it. air, got it. then I looked at the carb again. I had done a rebuild, and based on my '68 (same engines) the idle screws were about the same. the '68 has manual choke, '72 has electric, so I adjusted that again. then I looked at the throttle, and the screw near where it connects was completely different. screwed it in, and bam! comedy of previous owners errors, well, "fixed", now for fine tuning. it figures, some things that get overlooked might be the problem, although I had many....
thanks everyone!
"won't start" '72 F100
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Re: "won't start" '72 F100
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1968 F100 4X4, 360, manual everything, project truck, 4th owner!
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1968 F100 4X4, 360, manual everything, project truck, 4th owner!
1972 F100, 360, C6 was “parts truck", heavily molested before I got it, but it runs great!
2004 Taurus wagon, original owner, 200,000+ and zero major repairs!
2020 F350 6.7 adventure machine