351w will not start. Help please

[Roger Bray]

I don't have an MSD. Just the dist that came with the crate engine from ford.
The car has been sitting all night so the engine is cold.
I took a video of the choke before I tried to start the car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRjnq8tt9zw

It fired right up but only ran for a few seconds because I forgot to turn the fuel pump on.

I tried starting it again with the fuel pump on without success.
Here is a video of the choke right after the start attempt.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0FVoL_fUi4

Maybe I need a new electric choke.

It is in the full open position. It has 12v going to it. The negative terminal on the choke is hot to the touch. Is this normal? Also I tried adjusting the choke by rotating it but nothing happened.

[Roger Bray]

I don't have an MSD. Just the dist that came with the crate engine from ford.
The car has been sitting all night so the engine is cold.
I took a video of the choke before I tried to start the car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRjnq8tt9zw

It fired right up but only ran for a few seconds because I forgot to turn the fuel pump on.

I tried starting it again with the fuel pump on without success.
Here is a video of the choke right after the start attempt.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0FVoL_fUi4

Maybe I need a new electric choke.

It is in the full open position. It has 12v going to it. The negative terminal on the choke is hot to the touch. Is this normal? Also I tried adjusting the choke by rotating it but nothing happened.

[Roger Bray]

Yesterday I spoke to a guy at Ford Motorsports. He thinks I have a vacuum leak in the carb. The carb is 10yrs old so I guess a rebuild is in order. I have a rebuild kit and detailed instructions. The rebuild process looks pretty straight forward so I'm going to give it a try.

[Jerry Clayton]

Roger

send me a PM with a phone number and you can be driving around by 11am

Jerry
GMClaytonRacing@msn.com

[Roger Bray]

Thanks Jerry

[Gaz64]

Originally Posted by Roger Bray

I don't have an MSD. Just the dist that came with the crate engine from ford.
The car has been sitting all night so the engine is cold.
I took a video of the choke before I tried to start the car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRjnq8tt9zw

It fired right up but only ran for a few seconds because I forgot to turn the fuel pump on.

I tried starting it again with the fuel pump on without success.
Here is a video of the choke right after the start attempt.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0FVoL_fUi4

Maybe I need a new electric choke.

It is in the full open position. It has 12v going to it. The negative terminal on the choke is hot to the touch. Is this normal? Also I tried adjusting the choke by rotating it but nothing happened.

There's something wrong with the choke fast idle cam not allowing the choke to close.

If the negative terminal is hot, you have a bad ground.