1988 ford f150 problem?

test your coil, i bet it gets warm fast. if the coil doesnt have fire as i suspect, unhook the coil wire at the distributor and set it close to a ground. now with a ground jumper on the coil and hooking and unhooking a hot wire at the coil with the key in the off position should produce a bright snap. if it does, move to the module on the distributor and test it.

You may have a fuel pump or carburetor problem.

Such as a clogged fuel line. Have you check the fuel pump pressure?

For the bowl to fill up again takes a little while and that is why I think it is connected to the fuel supply.

Hope this has been a help.

Check for loose or corroded wires in the electrical circuits.

Every thing, not just the battery connections.

sounds like fuel pump to me, i have a 95 and my front fuel pump does this, so i have to use the back tank

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