| [GMCnet] Starting problem [message #94409] |
Mon, 02 August 2010 23:42  |
Bradford Simms
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Registered: July 2010
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i'm a little confused about what you are saying about the pump. is it elec.
or mechanical? i had my elec. pump loose all its' rubber parts due to
methanol gas. pump was running but not pumping.
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Fred V
'77 Royale RB 455
P'cola, Fl
Hi Fred,
It's a kind of new mechanical stock pump . I pulled the hose and cranked
the engine and it pumped well ? Used all new hose to draw gas from 5 gal can
so it has gas to the carb I think.
Brad
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| Re: [GMCnet] Starting problem [message #94445 is a reply to message #94409] |
Tue, 03 August 2010 10:09  |
Bob de Kruyff
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Location: Chandler, AZ
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""It's a kind of new mechanical stock pump . I pulled the hose and cranked
the engine and it pumped well ? Used all new hose to draw gas from 5 gal can
so it has gas to the carb I think.
Brad
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Sounds like the float may be stuck. As someone else mentioned, open the choke plate by hand, pump the throttle and see if fuel squirts into the primary (small and front) throats. If not, the carb is probably dry. Sometimes you can loosen a stuck float by gently tapping the side of the carb with something like a plastic mallet.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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