I have had this pickup sitting around for a year. I am now trying to get it going and one last problem is still puzzling me. When it sits for more than 3-4 hours I will have to spray starting fluid in the carburetor in order for it to start. It will start just fine right after that. It doesn't have an electric fuel pump, I have changed the hoses and clamps, the carburetor has been rebuilt, and it has good pressure from the fuel pump once it is running. It just seems like it looses something the longer the engine sits. Any suggestions?
2007-10-08 02:23:39 · 3 answers · asked by Juan Valdez 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Gas engines will get addicted to starting fluid. The chokes on those are real hard to set. when you get in it in the morning take the top off the air breather and look into the carb. Have someone mash the petal and see if your accelorator pump squirts fuel into your carb. If not your gas is evaporating out of the bowl over night and in order to get it cranked it must refill it.Kinda like running out of gas. I am trying to remember but I think your carb vent hose is off or something is wrong with your evaporation canister that little black can with 3 hoses hooked to it. one of them will go to your carb.
2007-10-08 02:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to trying to get a carb'd vehicle to work right on todays gasoline. You may want to step up to an electric pump. Who put the 400 in there?
2007-10-08 02:45:57 · answer #2 · answered by done wrenching 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pump the gas pedal a few times, then start it.
If that doesn't work, pump the gas pedal three more times, and start it.
2007-10-08 02:35:33 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋