1975 Ford F-150 quit running

Tiny
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1975 Ford F150 V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic 120K miles

Hello - have been driving my '75 F-150 (360 cu. In. V8) for about a year. Recently began "coughing" and "sputtering" while on the interstate or at high-speeds (not necessarily at high-rpms, but definitely while trying to reach freeway speeds). Was thinking, "hmm, better get that checked out, " then one day (while on the interstate coughing and sputtering) the engine died and wouldn't restart. I Replaced the fuel pump (seemed like a good candidate) but still won't start. Engine turns over and will run (briefly) if I "prime" the carburetor with a small amount of gas. Pulled the fuel line going into the carb and turned the engine and saw gas coming out of the fuel line, so I'm thinking the new fuel pump is working. Is this a carb/choke issue? Or something else. -Thanks in advance!
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 AT 2:31 PM

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Tiny
JAMES W.
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If you pump the accellerator do you have squirting into the carb throats? If not, you've go a fuel delivery problem somewhere.
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 AT 1:22 AM
Tiny
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Check timing
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009 AT 4:20 PM
Tiny
JAMES W.
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2 questions;
1 if you crack the fuel line at the carb and crank the engine, do you get a "good" stream of gas?
2 Is your fuel tank befind the driver's seat?
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009 AT 10:38 PM
Tiny
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Guys - thanks for the replies and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Followed your advice and determined that fuel was making its way into the carburetor chamber. I was cranking the engine trying to get it to start when it began making a completely different non-starting noise that sounded more like it was no longer getting any spark. This evening I removed the distributor cap and confirmed that the rotor is no longer spinning when you turn the engine.
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009 AT 8:55 PM
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JAMES W.
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Glad you found it. Anything else, you know where to find us.
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009 AT 9:24 PM

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