68F100 Fuel-up Log

1968 Ford F-100
Property of F100Truk. Added Aug 11 2017

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Aug 16 2017

Picked up the truck from Saddleback Automotive. They replaced the tie rod end dust boot and adjusted the carburetor. They said they could not see a leak coming from the base of the carburetor. When I asked them about the misfire they indicated they didn't notice any when they test drove it and perhaps the carburetor adjustment fixed that issue. I went to pick up the truck and while it runs and idles very well, I can still feel the misfire. I brought it back to the shop and Mike took a drive with me to see if he could feel the misfire, but it didn't happen the whole time we test drove it. He told me to keep an eye on it and try to establish a pattern on when it happens (hot/cold, full/empty tank, stop and go traffic, etc.). On the way driving home the truck missed again. While thinking about this, I seem to remember that when the truck had this same problem a couple of years back it might have been an issue of water condensation in the tank. I have been running the tank between 1/4 and 1/2 full for a long time and the recent humid days might have created a situation where this water in the tank which could certainly cause the truck to miss. If I remember well I think I ended up buying a fuel additive to remove the water and that might have been the fix. I can't remember the details so I will need to try track it back, but perhaps this is not an ignition miss, rather a fuel hesitation situation. At least the tie rod boot is replaced which is important otherwise the joint could have become damaged over time. The popping from the exhaust has decreased a little. As soon as I got home I had to drop the idle back down as it was quite high and could've caused run-on issues. This shop always seems to set the idle a little too high.

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Added by F100Truk on Aug 17 2017 at 9:45 am