Britcheflee
Well-known Member
I have been having problems with my old ford truck starting - it starts great when cold - runs great and if I stop and re-start it starts instantly BUT if I wait about 15 - 20 mins it will turn over and not fire - if I wait another few hours it will start fine again.
I replaced the ignition module with no difference - yesterday I swapped out the coil (I think the one in there was the original) plus the horseshoe connector which seemed to have worn/dirty/loose connectors - this time after the 15-20 min wait it started but not without a struggle - had to keep turning it over until it finally caught - would nearly fire, fire a couple of times and die and then eventually fire up and run - once started it then will start right up once run for a minute or so.
This is an improvement over the no start at all but still not great - is there anything else I can try to see what the problem is? I am almost thinking it is a fuel issue? Water in the carb..but why would it start perfectly right after it has been running and switeched off like that? This has the duraspark ignition system with the pick up in the coil and an ignition module - previously has been super reliable when starting.
Thank you
Lee
I replaced the ignition module with no difference - yesterday I swapped out the coil (I think the one in there was the original) plus the horseshoe connector which seemed to have worn/dirty/loose connectors - this time after the 15-20 min wait it started but not without a struggle - had to keep turning it over until it finally caught - would nearly fire, fire a couple of times and die and then eventually fire up and run - once started it then will start right up once run for a minute or so.
This is an improvement over the no start at all but still not great - is there anything else I can try to see what the problem is? I am almost thinking it is a fuel issue? Water in the carb..but why would it start perfectly right after it has been running and switeched off like that? This has the duraspark ignition system with the pick up in the coil and an ignition module - previously has been super reliable when starting.
Thank you
Lee