Maverick Problems

I have a 1975 Ford Maverick with a 1985 5.0HO. i just did a full tune up and replaced intake and water pump. went to gas station got gas and then the problems started as i left the gas station the car had a shake and a loss of power. i suspected bad gas and i have drained most of it out... what next??

 

Bad spot in the ''new'' intake gasket?

 

maybe a air bubble

one time when i filled my old 69 bug up with gas it started just fine but before i left the gas station it dyed on my and wouldent start after kicking for a few min / it started about 15 min after like nothing was wrong /// i was not geting any gas //

 

is there a way to check the gasket without removing. i drained gas and added a fuel treatment and added 1/4 take of shell 91. Its making a noise like the pipes are clogged if that helps

 

Sounds like intake leak,Spray some carb cleaner around the gasket if idle picks up you found your leak..

 

Sorry about your gas or gasket problems, love the wheels very cool.

 

check all your intake air lines, carb lines

 

also check dist. to see if it loosened up.

 

does it turn over??????

 

Car turns over and runs. It holds a constant idle thats rough and gets rougher once load is added

 

i have plans to pull intake tomorrow morning but i want to explore other options prior to doing so

 

Did you do a leak-down test?

 

i checked dist its fine and i have timing set, i checked firing order and spark plug gaps.. could this be a carb problem??

 

all wires are getting fire but when i pull wires on passenger side it seems like that there no change in the idle unless i pull more than to wires

 

Could be junk in the carb or a bad plug or a burnt valve or a number of other things. Do a leak-down test before you start removing things that might no be necessary.