on a 1985 ford F 150 p/u 6cyd that sat for 5 yrs it will kick over but not start.(what to do)?

Answer 1

The gas is bad or the fuel pump might be frozen, Try squirting some starting fluid in the crab or intake port. If it starts then the gas are pump is bad.

Good Luck

Answer 2

Put new gas into it. Try using starter fluid. If that doesn't work, remove the breather from the carburetor and have someone hold the choke open and look into the caruretor to see whether gas is getting into it. Change the fuel filter. It's in the end of the gas line going into the carburetor. If no gas is getting to the carburetor after changing the filter, thenyou need to disconnect the line from the carburetor and remove the filter. Have someone hit the starter and let the engine turn over three or four times, while you hold the line over a can or pan to catch any gas than might come out. If gas comes out readily, then something is wrong with the carb. If no gas comes out. reconnect it to the carb and disconnect the same line from the gas pump. Turn the engine over a few times. If no gas comes out, either the pump isn't working or the line to it is blocked. You can disconnect the line to it and pull it down lower than the level of the gas tank. If gas flows out in a full steady stream, there isn't a blockage and your most likely problem is the pump.

You might need to check the electrical system to see that spark is getting to the plugs. If not, then you'll need new wires maybe and/or a distributor cap and rotor. One way to check the plug wires is to pull them off, one by one, and test them one by one by holding the end near the spark plug while someone else turns the engine over. If the spark is bright, strong, and almost snaps, the wire is probably OK. Do this with each wire, disconnecting and reconnecting each one, one at a time.

You can check the distributor cap. It might have corrosion built up in it. The brass projections might be obviously worn on the inside flat face. Look at the rotor and see whether the metal piece on the arm is fairly smooth or whether it has a roughened burnt area and/or some build up. Any of these conditions can make a vehicle hard to start.

Lots of luck.

Answer 3

Piston rings sealing the cylinder to produce compression is helped by the oil they recieve while the motor is running. When a car has sat for more than six months theres no more oil on the rings...they are dry and so you have lower compression. Assuming you have good fuel delivery and a nice hot blue-colored spark (a yellow spark is too weak), you need to get the oil up to the top end. An experienced mechanic would use an electric drill with a part made from an old distributor shaft to turn the oil pump through the distibutor hole to send oil up through the engine for a while, then drop the distributor back in quick and it'll fire right up. I've seen it done.

Answer 4

The three things that make combustion possible in a vehicles engine are fuel, spark, and compression, there are very simple ways to check and see if you have all three. assuming the engine is carburated and not fuel injected, with the air cleaner off have someone turn the engine over while pumping the gas, look down into the carburetor, a flashlight will help, if you see gasoline then you are getting fuel into the combustion chamber. To check for spark, remove a spark plug from the engine, with the spark plug wire connected rest the end of the plug against a metal part of the engine, have someone turn the engine over, if you see a strong blue spark then you have an ample ignition source. Compression is checked with a Gage that is inserted into a empty spark plug hole, compare your reading with factory compression specs. These three simple procedures should help you pinpoint the source of your problem.

Answer 5

My Dad always said "there's only 3 reasons a car won't start, 1) gas, 2) compression, 3) spark." So the trick is to figure out which of the 3 is missing. I'd check the easiest first and go from there. Pull the gas line off the carb and turn the engine over, you should see gas pumping. If you see gas, pull a spark plug wire and put it close to a ground (metal engine part). HOLD IT WITH SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T CONDUCT ELECTRICITY LIKE A RUBBER HANDLED PLIER. It's usually gas or spark, the compression won't quit just because a car hasn't run.

Answer 6

The carb is surely gummed up so that might have to be taken off and cleaned. Poor compression from lack of oil on the rings,I usually just squirt some in the carb while having it cranked over.Bad gas, contaminated with water and crude and too old.
Fuel pump could be toast too. Ignition wires bad. Could be all or a combination of things, it's a process of elimination.

Answer 7

check the starter? for one...also check the battery to make sure it's up to par. Check the gas to make sure it's not sucking down bad gas too, but I think it would be the starter before anything else.

Answer 8

Try starter fluid