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Hi All,
I have this great truck, it’s a 1984 F150 short bed with a 4.9 L 300 cu in 6 cylinder, twin tanks and an automatic transmission with Overdrive. This is the first vehicle I ever bought brand new from the Ford dealer. Last year I decided to have it redone, I had the engine rebuilt, the body repainted and the interior reupholstered. It looks great and turns heads when I am on the road. I only have two issue that my mechanic can’t figure out. The first is no big deal, whenever I gas up the rear tank, it keeps shutting off the pump unless I hold the nozzle at just the right angle and don’t try to fill it too fast. The second issue is driving me crazy. I have to wait until the truck is completely warmed up before I drive it or it will miss and knock and lose power when I try to give it any gas. This is real scary when I try to merge onto the freeway. Actually, it will run good when it’s cold but when it starts to warm up, that’s when it gets real flaky. This is a California truck so it has all kind of emission related components attached to the carburetor and I think it may have something to do with the choke? If anyone has any thoughts on this or has an idea what may be the cause I would love to hear from you.
I have this great truck, it’s a 1984 F150 short bed with a 4.9 L 300 cu in 6 cylinder, twin tanks and an automatic transmission with Overdrive. This is the first vehicle I ever bought brand new from the Ford dealer. Last year I decided to have it redone, I had the engine rebuilt, the body repainted and the interior reupholstered. It looks great and turns heads when I am on the road. I only have two issue that my mechanic can’t figure out. The first is no big deal, whenever I gas up the rear tank, it keeps shutting off the pump unless I hold the nozzle at just the right angle and don’t try to fill it too fast. The second issue is driving me crazy. I have to wait until the truck is completely warmed up before I drive it or it will miss and knock and lose power when I try to give it any gas. This is real scary when I try to merge onto the freeway. Actually, it will run good when it’s cold but when it starts to warm up, that’s when it gets real flaky. This is a California truck so it has all kind of emission related components attached to the carburetor and I think it may have something to do with the choke? If anyone has any thoughts on this or has an idea what may be the cause I would love to hear from you.