four sixty carb OVER flow!

[NapaBavarian]

I just inherited another Ford, this time an 86 E250 club wagon with a 460, of course my first question was "how do I fit a six point nine turbo in this thing" but right now I want to make it run right, every 460 I own has carb issues, 77 had float issues, 86 F350 leaks, and this van sat on and off for about a year, here are the basics:

Dumps way too much fuel in while ideling and driving
Seems better after van is run, sits for a few hours or days
Seems to drip fuel from bottom of carb
fuel bowl seems to dry up overnight

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[sle2115]

Probably a combination, dirty needle valve not shutting, leaking fuel bowl seals/gaskets, etc. If it sat for any time with the fuel they sell as gasoline these days, I can about assure you there is varnish in there! I've seen it in small engines in 2-3 months!

 

[ih8minimumwage]

You may have already taken care of it, since it's been a week, but...

Sounds like you'll be way ahead if you just yank the carb off and rebuild it. Fighting to get a carb that's been sitting for a while to actually run right is a losing battle.

 

[h2odrx]

Probably a combination, dirty needle valve not shutting, leaking fuel bowl seals/gaskets, etc. If it sat for any time with the fuel they sell as gasoline these days, I can about assure you there is varnish in there! I've seen it in small engines in 2-3 months!

You may have already taken care of it, since it's been a week, but...

Sounds like you'll be way ahead if you just yank the carb off and rebuild it. Fighting to get a carb that's been sitting for a while to actually run right is a losing battle.

I agree clean up, you can't go wrong.....