I have a 93 f150 with a 351 5.8 v8. I parked one day and it never started again. spark plugs are firing, injectors are good, fairly new distributor cap and rotor but sanded of the fuss that was there. there was low presser at the check valve on the fuel rail so i swapped out the pump and got it back to good presser.
The engine sputters and really wants to start when i turn it over, acting like its flooded and will not start. has gas, spark and air to it were do i look now?
compression maybe? im just not sure any help would be deeply appreciated!

 

You can clear a flooded fuel injected engine the same way as a carb engine, just hold the accelerator pedal to the floor while cranking and it goes to " clear flood " mode.
Never hurts to pull one spark plug to make sure the fuel has been delivered there.

 

thank you. yeah i was holding the pedal down wanted to start but just wouldn't. would the next step be to pull the plugs out and squirt oil in there, or buy some ether and spray it in the air intake? doesn't make sense why this thing wont start

 

the best way to clear out a flooded fuel injected engine is pull out all plugs and turn over engine without any spark so you just jump the solenoid to engage the starter. after the raw gas is spun out of the engine, clean and dry off the plugs and then reinstall them with the correct wires on the plugs

 

If you remove one plug , you should be able to tell if it's flooded by the plug being soaked with fuel.

You need to be careful using ether because excessive ether can take the tops off of the pistons.

 

Thank you for the help, the one plug i pulled to check for
Spark in the beggining was the only good one, i pulled all
Of them to do a compression test and the were all carbon coated
With black felt. So i sanded the a wire brushed them(only
A year old) and started right up. Went threw all the
Trouble of droppin the old rusty tank but i geuss thats how you
Learn eh. New fuel pump cant hurt. Thanks again

 

If you are using the truck and run it until it gets hot fine, otherwise you should run it in place for enough time for the engine to reach operating temp (at least 140 degrees).
Make sure it is not running rich which could cause a hard start problem again. The color of one or two plugs will tell you that and also if there is excessive carbon at the tailpipe.

 

thank you for the tip, ill keep that in my mind for sure, it seems to run alot smoother when its hot anyways