The Ford Barn

Trainman1 · 04-01-2024, 12:00 PM

Cannot figure this out. Just purchased 1949 Ford flathead V8. In my youth, I built 5 and thought I knew most everything about them. I put on new Bully carb from NCI, points, plugs, condenser, checked the timing, pluged up the vacuum hose to the wipers. The owner died last october so I drained the plastic gas tank thru the drain plug, put in fresh non ethonol along with a can of Seafoam. Did a compression test, all cylinders 90-95. Did a continunity test with inline spark plug checker. At idle the enging lopes badly, on the highway, I get backfires thru the exhaust upon acceleration. The engine has little power. I have tried advance timing, have retarted it. My 83 year old mind can't figure this one out. Would welcome suggestions.

04-01-2024, 12:00 PM	#1
Trainman1 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Blue Ridge, GA Posts: 11	At a loss. 1949 Ford flathead V8 Cannot figure this out. Just purchased 1949 Ford flathead V8. In my youth, I built 5 and thought I knew most everything about them. I put on new Bully carb from NCI, points, plugs, condenser, checked the timing, pluged up the vacuum hose to the wipers. The owner died last october so I drained the plastic gas tank thru the drain plug, put in fresh non ethonol along with a can of Seafoam. Did a compression test, all cylinders 90-95. Did a continunity test with inline spark plug checker. At idle the enging lopes badly, on the highway, I get backfires thru the exhaust upon acceleration. The engine has little power. I have tried advance timing, have retarted it. My 83 year old mind can't figure this one out. Would welcome suggestions.