Hey Folks, My 72 Maverick wont start when cold without fuel being put into the Carb directly, but runs fine when warmed up. It has a new fuel filter. When the fuel line is disconnected from the filter, fuel has a steady stream from line. I have not cleaned the Carb, and just learned how. Is there anything else that can be wrong, other then cleaning? The car sat for 16yrs before I bought it. In need of new Carb? Nick
Likely the accelerator pump inside carb isn't operating, most likely the pump diaphragm is defective from setting... Probably can be rebuilt using a kit...
You did not indicate what carburetor you have on the car. You may have a fuel bowl leak down, therefore requiring the fuel bowl to fill before the engine gets fuel. Just another possible carburetor issue requiring a rebuild kit.
Thank you all. I figured as much. Is a rebuild kit easy for a newbie? Hotrock: I do not know what kind of carb it is. I haven't tried messing with it seeing that I am new to refurbishing cars, or even hopping under the hood. It came with the car...lol. 71gold: The fuel line I am speaking of comes from the pump into the filter, into the carb. When that is disconnected from the filter, you can see a steady stream of fuel when ignition turns or the pedal is pushed.
"you can see a steady stream of fuel when ignition turns or the pedal is pushed" afnvyanm....no offence, but based on the above statement, I would purchase a rebuilt carb for your car not try to do a rebuild. You do not have the technical understanding. I'm afraid that once your rebuild was complete and if there were any issues you would not know how to diagnose them and you have already spent a good amount of money. Save yourself some grief and buy a rebuilt carb. Save the rebuilt for another day when you have more experience. Get the car running first so you can enjoy it. Then go from there. Just my opinion.
Hotrock being new to this, i do not take offence. I was thinking of purchasing one. Lol. But being a person trying to learn, my statement you quoted as a way to tell i cant diagnose, how is it?
If you want to learn I say go for it. How else are you going to gain experience? Figure out exactly what carb you have, get a rebuild kit and follow the instructions. If you run into any problems or have questions there are lots of people here willing to help. You could always just take it somewhere and pay someone to fix it but that ain't no fun.
Even if you buy a rebuilt carburetor, tear apart yours before you turn it in as a core ( just make sure you put all the parts back together) and that way you can see what is inside and you don't have to make all the adjustments correctly. And last thing if you find other Ford enthusiasts in your area you might find someone that can help you learn how this old stuff works. Some old guys like passing on knowledge.
