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1950 F1, Flat Head V8 8BA. Recently had work done on the truck and the mechanic stated that my mechanical fuel pump was not working so they recommended an electric fuel pump. Well, this worked great for about the first 15 cranks and now it will not work. They installed a US Motorworks...

Thank you! I was able to get it back on hopefully without damage.

I took my carb off to work on it and the vacuum line which goes from the back of distributor into carb messed up. Basically I pulled the nut off the line and now I cannot get it back onto the line. Is this a prefabbed part or is there an easy fix I am not seeing?

Thanks cmbrucew. I failed to mention that I did also take the lid off the carb and put gas in the float - without success. Does the carb provide suction to the fuel pump or does the pump push the fuel on its own?

The fuel pump on the truck is a new unit (bought from LMC Truck). I would hope that I didn't get a faulty pump but cannot rule that out. The pump does suck fuel into the sediment bowl but is not pushing it out to the carb. I took it apart and found gas not just in glass but in the fuel pump...

Thank you everyone for the recommendations. As I mentioned earlier, I got the fuel pump working - I thought. Meaning, I have fuel in the bowl so the suction works but there is no fuel being pushed out to the carb. After thinking I had fuel, I started looking for spark. I found that the...

Thanks. The engine is the flat head v8 - R series (if that helps). I will try the spark plugs but what is next recommendation for pass or fail?

Thank you all for the quick and great help. I worked tonight and found that the fuel pump rocker arm must not have been set right on the pin. After many arm cramps I now have fuel going through the bowl and into the pump/carburetor. But unfortunately, she still is not firing, so not sure if I...

Howdy! I am new to Ford Barn having just acquired a 1950 Ford F1. My immediate goals are to just get her to run as my dad drove the truck into the barn and parked it several years ago. I recently replaced the rusted fuel tank and put on a new fuel pump but am not having any luck getting fuel...