efi, engine cranks but does not fire

[HoosierDaddy]

I use a shop vac to get as much of the coolant out as I can , plus paper towels etc.
You should be good after that.

I had to use the intake gasket part number for my 69 motor and heads , the Explorer gasket leaked like a sieve. So , yeah , I been where you are.

The posts I read said to use a small amount of rtv on the corners of the oil gaskets** and a very thin layer around the water jackets to seal them up.

**or skip the little cork oil gaskets and just use a good bead of rtv. Which is what I did , but after a few years , my old ass motor has so much blow-by , I think it blew out the rtv a little bit during one of my hi-rpm moments.
The decision is yours to make ....

 

[Bronco_69]

the felpro 1250 gasket has the raised blue seals and will seal your combo great.

as mentioned throw the end gaskets in the trash and run a FAT bead of silicon on the ends. let it set overnight before starting it back up.

 

[jim02]

thanks all. i did shop vac out the fluid, i will get the gaskets tomorrow after work and get this thing back together.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

let it set overnight before starting it back up.

That's probably where I screwed up ....

 

[jim02]

Felpro must have changed part #'s as the 1250 is not listed at the parts stores, only 901031.
I went to the felpro web site and their web site does not show any gaskets for a 73, period.
I found a z1250 at summit, http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FPP-1250/

 

[Bronco_69]

that is the felpro 1250. that gasket seals great. most part stores can get it overnight

 

[jim02]

found it at napa wherehouse, just picked it up. only place i could find that had it.