860 Ford carburetor

Papa coffe · May 11, 2017

I recently ended up with water in my fuel tank. I have drained and flushed it out. Tank,bowl and carb, but now it will only run for a few seconds and the dies. Any suggestions?

old · May 11, 2017

Water in the tank means rust in the carb so you need to do a real good clean up of the carb. You need a good carb cleaner to soak it in then a can or 2 of spray carb cleaner and compressed air. And the most important thing you need is a small piece of wire or as I use a torch tip cleaner tool so you can poke out all the passage ways or you will leave rust behind and that will cause major carb problems

Jimmyjack · May 11, 2017

Make sure you have all three filters cleaned out. When you drained the tank you
might have plugged one or more up.

Papa coffe · May 11, 2017

Thanks I will see if that works.

old · May 11, 2017

I have been doing carbs for years and most of the time I get it clean the first time but once in a while I miss something and have to go back in but poking out the passageways is the most important thing to do since them little pieces of rust/dirt tend to like to stay where they are with just air or spray carb cleaner

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