Re: [Chevelle-list] Hard to start!

[Rick Schaefer]

  Is the gas draining out of the carb?     Next time pour a small amount of gas into carb before you crank it.   If it starts right up, or at least fires over, you have a fuel problem.  Could be taking 5 minutes for fuel pump to get gas to the float bowl.

On 8/15/06, Pelle Andersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

She's very hard to start when she's been sitting for a while (cpl of hours to a few days).

What should I check first?

 

I have to crank the engine for 5-10 minutes (in intervals of course) & give it a lot of "CRC Motor Starter".

Once it starts it runs very rough & barely at all & I can't give it any gas, then it will die.

If I wait until it idles properly (takes 2-3 min) & carefully give it gas 3-5 times I can rev it properly!

 

Once it's running it runs just fine & starts just fine if I start it within 30-45 min.

 

The distributor is new & the timing set to 12 degrees.

 

Any Ideas?

 

Mvh
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