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34pickup · 08-21-2018, 04:14 PM

Ok, here is what I have.. 48 coupe V8 stock. It had been sitting for years so I am trying to get it going again. I have a new fuel pump, took the Fordbarn's advice and had CharlyNY rebuild my carburetor, put in new points, condenser, crab cap and rotor and distributor bushings and timed it as on the VanPelt web site. Bought new Autolite 216 plugs, new 6 volt battery, new later design 6v coil from VanPelt,changed oil and filter and got it running.
But, its running rough. I figured its running rough because its been stored for so long it needs to run awhile and warm up good. But there is a problem I think. I have a complete new fuel system, new lines(5/16inch) and new tank, but I decided to try to run it from a container at the firewall first to see if I can get it running before filling the tank with gas. I have the fuel pump hose running into a 10 oz jar at the firewall. The problem is that in less than a minute it completely empties the jar of gas.

This is my first flathead and surely they do not use this much gasoline! It might be the over abundance of gas that is making it run rough.

I had cleaned the old plugs before I started it. When I pulled them out they were already coated with dry black carbon, thats when I changed to new plugs but its still idling rough.
It will speed up when you press the accelerator but runs like its missing. I guess I need to give it a compression test next, but it shouldn't suck up that much gas should it?

08-21-2018, 04:14 PM	#1
34pickup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntsville Al Posts: 1,549	1948 V8 ...another engine question Ok, here is what I have.. 48 coupe V8 stock. It had been sitting for years so I am trying to get it going again. I have a new fuel pump, took the Fordbarn's advice and had CharlyNY rebuild my carburetor, put in new points, condenser, crab cap and rotor and distributor bushings and timed it as on the VanPelt web site. Bought new Autolite 216 plugs, new 6 volt battery, new later design 6v coil from VanPelt,changed oil and filter and got it running. But, its running rough. I figured its running rough because its been stored for so long it needs to run awhile and warm up good. But there is a problem I think. I have a complete new fuel system, new lines(5/16inch) and new tank, but I decided to try to run it from a container at the firewall first to see if I can get it running before filling the tank with gas. I have the fuel pump hose running into a 10 oz jar at the firewall. The problem is that in less than a minute it completely empties the jar of gas. This is my first flathead and surely they do not use this much gasoline! It might be the over abundance of gas that is making it run rough. I had cleaned the old plugs before I started it. When I pulled them out they were already coated with dry black carbon, thats when I changed to new plugs but its still idling rough. It will speed up when you press the accelerator but runs like its missing. I guess I need to give it a compression test next, but it shouldn't suck up that much gas should it? __________________ Matt 24:36-41