hummm...once i shoot a little bit of napa starter spray into the round air intake fitting...boom!! it starts right up.....but you may be right..it does act like a fuel delivery issue...the fuel pump i have on my 79 spit is factory...it looks to be a mechanical pump...fastened to the drivers side of the engine block... i have unbolted it...but i could not get it twisted right, in order to remove it from the block ... do folks upgrade the pumps to electric? how do they work out after doing this mod?.......thanx.....richard / colorado
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert J Finnis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:09 AM Subject: Re: sign of things to come > it runs & idles fine, ... if i don't use the > starter spray..i have to turn it over & over before > it "catches" w/the choke on...and starts..sometimes > reluctantly... > > > Hi, > > I get this as well, but I've never used starter spray. I think my problem is > to do with lack of fuel in either the float chambers, or the pipe from pump to > carbs. I assume that it either siphons back down the line, or evapourates off > after the last time the engine was run. I would guess that an electric pump > would refill the floats before the starter goes (or at least isn't dependant > on the engine for pumping). > > I think I need to check my fuel system. > > Robert /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
