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Originally Posted by Bob from Northport
I have a 54 Monterey with a 256 4 Brl. When cold, the engine is very hard to start. The starter rolls very slow. All the cables have been replaced with brand new heavy duty ones. Plugs are clean and gapped. Points are good. Timing good. I have a back up electric fuel pump on it, and a brand new-not rebuilt fuel pump. Pressure at the carb is 4.2 lbs. I have to pump the carb a crazy number of times before it finally starts. But the plugs never show flooded with fuel. It runs fine after starting. Anyone offer advise on where to look??
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#1 or Zero gauge battery and starter cables are the only way to go on a 6v vehicle.
Do double check that there isn't any paint or corrosion on the surfaces the cables attach to and that they are tight enough.
Story time, time's 2 ....
My neighbor had a 6v '55 that occasionally wouldn't turn the starter or it would only turn slowly.
Drove him nuts for a couple years until he discovered a previous owner had spray painted all the battery & starter cable terminals a shiny silver so they'd look good.
My son had a newer compact Ford that acted the same way.
The nut on the starter cable lug on the starter seemed tight but wasn't.
It was just loose enough to arc on the stud and damage the threads. The nut would only tighten down to the damaged threads but not enough to actually tighten against the cable lug. A thread chaser would have fixed it, but not having one the right size a couple extra washers between the nut and cable lug did just as well.
A brand new mechanical fuel pump? . . Where was it manufactured?
Since the '54 pumps aren't the same as '55 and newer you may be lucky and not have one made in China. All their (dual action) fuel pumps made in the last 6-ish years for '55/'57 T-birds are DEFECTIVE in the box. Rebuilt old pumps for those cars are the only ones to have, unless you go with a full time electric pump.
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