1978 F250 Starts, runs a second or two, then quits

1978 FORD F-150
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KEITHW1
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My Ford F250 351 V8 with about 150,000 miles on it starts up, then it runs for a few seconds, then quits - like it is starving for gas. I checked the fuel bowl and it is filled normally. I also changed the fuel pump and fuel hoses to the fuel pump and carb. Any suggestions?
Apr 21, 2006 at 1:37 AM
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LOSONE
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Humm, it soulds like you may have a bad ignition. the symptoms fit with very low spark
Apr 21, 2006 at 5:20 AM
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KEITHW1
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The problem was ignition - a plug to the ignition module had started to disintigrate and was losing contact. Some tape fixed the problem. Thank you
Apr 22, 2006 at 8:46 AM
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