I posted last week about my Ford 640 that was shutting down after a few minutes; at first I thought it was a bad coil, but after checking the spark, I realized it wasn't that. Seems the issue is the fuel going too slow from the valve into the sediment bulb. Once it shuts down, I look at the sediment bulb and can see the fuel dripping in with about 1/16 of an inch gap between the top of the fuel in the bulb and top of the bulb. I've tried that with the fuel valve in both the regular and reserve setting. So, it sounds like it's a clogged fuel line or fuel valve. Cleaned out the bulb and screen and it'll still do that.
What I wanted to do (let me know if there's something smarter) is shut the fuel off, remove the line, and clean it out. Was going to use mineral spirits or denatured alcohol with pipe cleaners or a boresnake or something. Is that the best way to clean it? If that doesn't solve the problem, I can drain the tank and clean out the valve, but I'd really rather not have to do it.
Thanks for all the help, everyone, I appreciate it.
What I wanted to do (let me know if there's something smarter) is shut the fuel off, remove the line, and clean it out. Was going to use mineral spirits or denatured alcohol with pipe cleaners or a boresnake or something. Is that the best way to clean it? If that doesn't solve the problem, I can drain the tank and clean out the valve, but I'd really rather not have to do it.
Thanks for all the help, everyone, I appreciate it.
