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So my '58 292 f100 had been starting but doing so with a bit of attitude. It would turn over fine but would take a while to actually start and I was worried that with the winter coming it would only get worse and I would end up burning out a starter. So I took it into the garage and tuned the carb and played with the timing a little figuring that would fix it. Well I got it running really nice, got rid of a little hesitation I was experience off stops and it just ran and sounded great. That was yesterday. This morning I go to start it and it just does not want to start, it sound like it is having a rough time kicking over, almost like it is trying to fire a little early. It finally did start but I definitely dont want to have that be the way it starts every morning. I will say that once it was warmed up it ran like a dream again but I did stop it and when I tried to restart it at work this morning it still was a pita but was a little quicker to start. Any help or suggestions would be great.

Thanks

Cbass

1958 F100 292

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Forum Post Hard starting By cbass139 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post You don't really make clear if it is slow to crank or cranks fine but... By YellowWing ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks Mike, before I tuned it it would crank fast before finally... By cbass139 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post It seems like you now have too much initial advance from the... By Pete 55Tbird ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Check all CABLE connections, add a direct ground cable from the... By Park Olson ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I'm with Pete. You have the ignition too far advanced at idle. These... By rick55 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks guys and that does make sense except that it would just turn... By cbass139 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Cbass, It's reasonably typical that a lot of older machines see a drop... By Grizzly ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I doubt it's the fuel pump. If it will run and idle fine once... By charliemccraney ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I agree with the others who state that the fuel pump is probably not... By gekko13 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post This is a bit off the wall, but in line with gekko13's comment. I... By miker ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Ok, I think I have it all nailed down. I checked the fuel and all of... By cbass139 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post One of the reasons I have tuned my outfit to use "live" manifold... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post One thing to keep in mind if you have an Autolite carb. The... By Hoosier Hurricane ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Steve- how do you adjust the vacuum advance? By cbass139 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Ok, worked on it a bit more and got the hard start completely gone... By cbass139 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post You don't mention what carb you have on your car but if a Holley, it... By rick55 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post It is the holley 2 barrel, the float level is correct but I will have... By cbass139 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Riz, how much fuel pressure are you seeing at the carburetor ? Those... By gekko13 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Ok I might as well jump in here as I am in the same boat but a little... By Riz ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post If it starts well cold but is difficult to start when hot that... By rick55 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post The carbs may be leaking down some but checking the plugs if anything... By Riz ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post First, nice looking truck. If you think that the PCV is causing a... By Pete 55Tbird ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Pete,
Thanks, actually had a little time to play with it....
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