1968 Starting Issue

[robert campbell]

The six shooter I just restored has the same carb. When it sat for a couple weeks it was a bit grumpy to start and with a simple prime it lit right off. It had a new fuel pump.

Any car that sits will have the gas evaporate out of the carb. A month can do it on some cars. My car has an electric fuel pump so this is not a problem. You may have a weak fuel pump that takes alot of cranking to get gas up.

I got an idea!!! Drive that sucker more!!!

Rob

 

[Batgirl89]

Arlie, I'm jealous you were on vacation!!! Good point about going to Hawaii right now!!

 

[Mosesatm]

The six shooter I just restored has the same carb. When it sat for a couple weeks it was a bit grumpy to start and with a simple prime it lit right off. It had a new fuel pump.

Any car that sits will have the gas evaporate out of the carb. A month can do it on some cars. My car has an electric fuel pump so this is not a problem. You may have a weak fuel pump that takes alot of cranking to get gas up.

I got an idea!!! Drive that sucker more!!!

Rob

The car sat overnight and wouldn't start this morning until I primed it. I since adjusted the choke to close the butterfly a little more (maybe the gas is just evaporating) and purchased a new fuel pump.

 

[Batgirl89]

Arlie, hows it going?

 

[Mosesatm]

Traveling for work again. I’ll work on it this weekend.

 

[robert campbell]

Ok, its the weekend!! What up!!

Rob

 

[Mosesatm]

It runs. Apparently, the problem was the fuel pump.
Can anyone tell if this is an original fuel pump?

 

[Ruppstang]

Yes that is a button top original. I would not throw it away many concours guys have Fred Ballard of Fred's Classics restore them.

 

[Batgirl89]

YEAH!!! your car is fixed. good feeling! :smile:

 

[robert campbell]

You should have seen me trying to install the fuel pump on the 68 Stang I restored with the 200 six. Took me a couple minutes to figure out they go on upside down compared to V8 cars…….. Life is tough when you are stupid.....

Now drive that sucker!!!!

Rob

 

[Mosesatm]

Yep, just need to get a few more things fixed before the drive to Nebraska.

 

[Ruppstang]

Rob if you turn the car over it goes on the right way. LOL