[barnstuf]

I am the original owner of my 1986 F-250 with 351 engine. It always starts quickly even after setting a month. It runs perfectly in cool weather and in winter cold weather. It has severe hesitation and almost stalls when driving in warm weather. My mechanic rebuilt the original carburetor which is still on the truck, but there was no change. As i remember there was a recall when the truck was new regarding the intake manifold, and the recall was performed by the selling dealer. As my only need for the truck is in the summer I am fed up with its hesitation antics. Recently it hesitated and then quit entirely while driving. AAA flatbedded it to my mechanic who found the problem was unrelated to the hesitation and was rodent eating the gas line near the top of the forward tank (it has dual tanks). I was quoted $800 for a new carburetor but I need the truck so seldom it is going to leave home, asking $650.