Your engine has mechanical fuel injection. Fuel is pumped from the tank area to the injection pump and low pressure, approx 5-6 PSI, through the injection pump manifold and back to the tank. There is a fuel filter canister attached to the engine mount under the injection pump. From there it goes to the injection pump via a fuel damper, which you are holding. Inside there is a rubber diaphragm and a spring used to steady the fuel flow. Once the fuel used for the engine, fuel travels back to the tank vie another damper and pipes.

Since you had the head gasket replaced, the plugs, wires and distributor were taken off the engine. They must all be properly aligned. The firing order is 1 3 5 6 2 4 and is cast on the cam cover. The engine must be no. 1 top dead center. Do this by rotating the engine so the crank shows 0 degrees and the camshaft notch aligns with the mark on the cam tower. Then the distributor must be checked and the wire order follows the firing order. The coil must also be connected. Also the fuel flow needs to be checked, as in make sure it is flowing.

Please report back and take some smaller pictures.

The sl113 org site has some excellent information.

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Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

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