Truck wont start
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Asked by Lost Jul 01, 2018 at 08:09 PM about the 1981 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I got a f150 with the 302 engine in it 1981
and it's getting spark to the plugs and fuel
to the carb but wont fire and start up, I've
even took off the carb and used starting
fluid in the holes in the block, not sure if it's
the distributer or carb, any help?

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Lost answered 6 years ago

Ill check later thanks! And I should be able to twist the distributer while cranking until it fires up to roughly time it right? Sorry never owned a truck this old

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Lost answered 6 years ago

Wasn't anything like that, what it was was the ground wire off the block to the fire wall, runs fine now, weird had spark and fuel, dang wire lol

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