# 1983 Ford E350 - Help me fix my home

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-e350-help-me-fix-my-home/127167>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [October 20, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-e350-help-me-fix-my-home/127167 "2018-10-20T14:52:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Daveloomis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Daveloomis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Daveloomis)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-e350-help-me-fix-my-home/127167/1 "2018-10-20T14:52:07Z")

</div>

Hello I have a Ford class c Motorhome 1983 with a 460 Holley carb and I get hard starts after it runs… The time it takes to stop and get gas it cranks for a long time but starts. Just replaced the wires cap and rotor… plugs… Ignition module and coil… It was doing this before and after tune up… Any ideas?..carb was rebuilt 4 years ago. Fuel filter was also replaced with tune up.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-e350-help-me-fix-my-home/127167/2 "2018-10-20T18:41:32Z")

</div>

If the gasoline you use contains ethanol, the problem might be vapor lock.

> **[What Are the Symptoms of Vapor Lock in an Engine?](https://www.reference.com/home-garden/symptoms-vapor-lock-engine-c2efd17370fc58f2)**
>
> Vapor lock often causes a vehicle to fail to start after the driver shuts it off for a few minutes. It also causes cars to stall in slow traffic, when the engine tends to operate at a higher than...

Tester

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-e350-help-me-fix-my-home/127167/3 "2018-10-21T03:52:06Z")

</div>

Take a jug of water with you. The next time it does this, pour the water over the fuel line starting from the carbas far as the rear of the engine. If it starts quickly then it is vapor lock… Reroute or insulate the fuel line.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-e350-help-me-fix-my-home/127167/4 "2018-10-21T05:42:57Z")

</div>

Otherwise on older vehicles I’ve been a fan of a mechanical choke. Then you can choke it or not choke it depending on the circumstances. Otherwise you depend on the choke control to pick the right setting. My 68 Dodge would crank and crank due to the choke unless it sat for quite a while after running it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ben-T\_Spanner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@Ben-T\_Spanner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ben-T_Spanner)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1983-ford-e350-help-me-fix-my-home/127167/5 "2018-10-21T14:43:56Z")

</div>

Use the old school “repair”. Wrap aluminum foil , shiny side out, around the fuel in engine compartment. It might work.