69 F250 starting problem

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69 F250 starting problem

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So the truck starts but takes multiple times to get her going. Once I get it started it will sometimes die immediately once I put her drive. I will start her again, sometimes this happens multiple times. Once I get her going good she is off to the races and will start first time up as long as it hasn't been too long (an hour or so). She has been like this since I got her a couple of months ago. Any advice tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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I'd check the choke operation.
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Busboy wrote:I'd check the choke operation.
Not to sound like a dumb dumb but do you know anywhere I could get more info on how to do that? Thanks!
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Does your truck have a manual choke knob? I believe the automatics also use an automatic choke. Google Ford Autolite choke settings and there are plenty of information that will help you.
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Mach428 wrote:Does your truck have a manual choke knob? I believe the automatics also use an automatic choke. Google Ford Autolite choke settings and there are plenty of information that will help you.
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!
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