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46 ford · 06-02-2010, 05:45 PM

hi, im 14 and me and my dad just bought a 46 ford pickup. the engine turns over but does not start. we got some spark out of the coil, and we checked one of the spark plugs and got spark out of that two. Any suggestions on what to do to clean the engine up a bit?

Ken Crans · 06-02-2010, 07:31 PM

Hi' I was 15 when i got my 1st F-1 and now i'm 51. Its nice to see kids your age getting involved with old cars and trucks. Check all your grounds really good. Check the carb to make sure that your getting gas. Take a wire brush and a putty knife to scrape all the crud off. Use aluminum foil to mask things off for your detailing. Good Luck

Brendan · 06-02-2010, 09:05 PM

cool , please post some pictures

33cabriolet · 06-02-2010, 10:57 PM

I have had this 47 since 1962 drove it every day for 7 years then it sat in the shop for 25 years.

Fordestes · 06-03-2010, 01:05 AM

I too have had my 46 half ton since I was 14 , I am now 55, it has been sitting in the garage since it was recovered from being stolen and stripped back in 1988, I managed to recover most of the parts and hopefully I can get started re restoring it this summer, I have since retired due to med. reasons so Ill have plenty of time to do it again, as for your no start problem, first off check compression add a little MMO. to the cylinders and recheck the timing and fuel delivery, I had the same problem when I tried to get my 46 going for the first time and wound up hooking up and pull starting it, glad to se some youngins carrying on as we need to keep automotive history alive!
Good luck!
D.R.Estes

46 ford · 06-03-2010, 03:55 PM

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hey i just flipped through the manual again and it said the battery has a positive ground to the dash. isn't that sort of unusual? will it make any difference?
thanks tim,

46 ford · 06-03-2010, 03:58 PM

i'll try to post pics later this week. heres a pic of the colours we might paint it later

Ford46 · 06-03-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 46 ford

hey i just flipped through the manual again and it said the battery has a positive ground to the dash. isn't that sort of unusual? will it make any difference?
thanks tim,

The 6 volt Fords are in fact positive ground. The grounds are a great place to start cleaning, faulty grounds are the biggest deterrent to these Fords starting correctly, good grounds and a fully charged battery are the best palce to start. Do things one at a time from there, plugs, points, whatever and hopefully you will hear that sound of a flathead running.

46 ford · 06-05-2010, 12:18 PM

whats a good magazine subscription to get my dad for father's day. Hemmings Motor News???

Cecil/WV · 06-05-2010, 05:02 PM

That's good as well as Cars & Parts & Hemmings Classic Cars.

Ken Crans · 06-05-2010, 08:00 PM

How bout Truck Round-Up from Jane Lew, WV. Cecil, I love your 40/41!! Hows the truck comin along 46 Ford?Did you get it started? Ken

Cecil/WV · 06-06-2010, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ken Crans

How bout Truck Round-Up from Jane Lew, WV. Cecil, I love your 40/41!! Hows the truck comin along 46 Ford?Did you get it started? Ken

I lost track of Truck Round-up from Jane Lew. I need to find it again. Thanks for the kudos on my truck. It's a '40.

Mike in AZ · 06-06-2010, 08:36 AM

congrats on you and your Dad's buy....6V battery hooked up so positive goes to ground?? clean all your battery wire connections so you have clean ground, etc....are they new battery wires??....6V requires heavier wires than 12V so you need 0, or 00 wire such as you get at welding shops to get the best out of your battery....when was last time engine was run??....might need to file the points a little to get the best from them, too....good luck and don't be shy about asking questions...someone here will be able to answer correctly....i hope...lol....Mike

Barry WNY · 06-06-2010, 08:58 AM

After sitting a long time the fuel pump can be hard to prime. I had to take mine off this spring and operate it by hand with the outlet line in a pop bottle to get it pumping. Look at gas cap fo a clear vent, if not and a vacum is created it won't work, my vent plugged did not figure it out until I cranked it with the cap off, started pumping.

06-02-2010, 05:45 PM	#1
46 ford Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: jordan, ontario Posts: 43	46 ford pickup hi, im 14 and me and my dad just bought a 46 ford pickup. the engine turns over but does not start. we got some spark out of the coil, and we checked one of the spark plugs and got spark out of that two. Any suggestions on what to do to clean the engine up a bit? __________________ 46 FORD

06-02-2010, 07:31 PM	#2
Ken Crans Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Highland,MI Posts: 1,196	Re: 46 ford pickup Hi' I was 15 when i got my 1st F-1 and now i'm 51. Its nice to see kids your age getting involved with old cars and trucks. Check all your grounds really good. Check the carb to make sure that your getting gas. Take a wire brush and a putty knife to scrape all the crud off. Use aluminum foil to mask things off for your detailing. Good Luck

06-02-2010, 09:05 PM	#3
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	Re: 46 ford pickup cool , please post some pictures

06-03-2010, 01:05 AM	#5
Fordestes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 886	Re: 46 ford pickup I too have had my 46 half ton since I was 14 , I am now 55, it has been sitting in the garage since it was recovered from being stolen and stripped back in 1988, I managed to recover most of the parts and hopefully I can get started re restoring it this summer, I have since retired due to med. reasons so Ill have plenty of time to do it again, as for your no start problem, first off check compression add a little MMO. to the cylinders and recheck the timing and fuel delivery, I had the same problem when I tried to get my 46 going for the first time and wound up hooking up and pull starting it, glad to se some youngins carrying on as we need to keep automotive history alive! Good luck! D.R.Estes

06-03-2010, 03:55 PM	#6
46 ford Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: jordan, ontario Posts: 43	Re: 46 ford pickup Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) hey i just flipped through the manual again and it said the battery has a positive ground to the dash. isn't that sort of unusual? will it make any difference? thanks tim, __________________ 46 FORD

06-03-2010, 03:58 PM	#7
46 ford Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: jordan, ontario Posts: 43	Re: 46 ford pickup i'll try to post pics later this week. heres a pic of the colours we might paint it later __________________ 46 FORD Last edited by 46 ford; 06-03-2010 at 05:21 PM.

06-05-2010, 12:18 PM	#9
46 ford Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: jordan, ontario Posts: 43	Re: 46 ford pickup whats a good magazine subscription to get my dad for father's day. Hemmings Motor News??? __________________ 46 FORD

06-05-2010, 05:02 PM	#10
Cecil/WV Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gerrardstown, WV Posts: 2,266	Re: 46 ford pickup That's good as well as Cars & Parts & Hemmings Classic Cars.

06-05-2010, 08:00 PM	#11
Ken Crans Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Highland,MI Posts: 1,196	Re: 46 ford pickup How bout Truck Round-Up from Jane Lew, WV. Cecil, I love your 40/41!! Hows the truck comin along 46 Ford?Did you get it started? Ken

06-06-2010, 08:36 AM	#13
Mike in AZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waddell, AZ Posts: 2,540	Re: 46 ford pickup congrats on you and your Dad's buy....6V battery hooked up so positive goes to ground?? clean all your battery wire connections so you have clean ground, etc....are they new battery wires??....6V requires heavier wires than 12V so you need 0, or 00 wire such as you get at welding shops to get the best out of your battery....when was last time engine was run??....might need to file the points a little to get the best from them, too....good luck and don't be shy about asking questions...someone here will be able to answer correctly....i hope...lol....Mike

06-06-2010, 08:58 AM	#14
Barry WNY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sinclairville NY Posts: 230	Re: 46 ford pickup After sitting a long time the fuel pump can be hard to prime. I had to take mine off this spring and operate it by hand with the outlet line in a pop bottle to get it pumping. Look at gas cap fo a clear vent, if not and a vacum is created it won't work, my vent plugged did not figure it out until I cranked it with the cap off, started pumping.