Alright, I am confused -

[66 E100 Pickup]

any chance that the exhaust is blocked at the manifold or down the pipe sounds dumb don't ask me how but I had it happen .

Well is the turbo turning? I've had a stuck one before on a diesel engine.

John

 

[Bort62]

Yeah, its turning.

However, I have previously had it idle fine with the turbo stuck, so I don't think it being stuck or not would have much effect.

 

[66 Fastback]

Just curious,
Any update on locating the problem?
Doug

 

[Bort62]

As it just so happens - yes. I had misplaced the keys for the last 2 weeks (retard, I know) So I hadn't really gotten around to messing with it.

But last night, I checked the fuel pump, and it was pumping. Gas looked like piss tho (literally). Really yellow. I poured some out and lit it, and it didn't seem to burn as well as I thought it should (don't tell the EPA).

So I thought maybe bad gas after all. I plumbed the pump up to a jerry can and tried to run it that way - no change.

So, in despair, I finally said screw it and swapped on a holley 190x I had laying around that I knew kinda worked. Once I got that on there it fired right up and ran. (Like hell, but that carb never worked right before either)

So, the Autolite that was on there is currently sitting on the bench to get torn down and figure out what's wrong with it. Something must have gotten plugged.

Frustrating. Anyone got a YF or 1904 ?