Hard starting..fuel pump?
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Hard starting..fuel pump?
My 84 GSL is really hard to start after sitting a few days. I suspect my fuel pump is bad or is wired wrong because when the ignition switch is on, the pump does not seem to be running, can't hear it or feel it pumping at all. Starts and runs fine when warm, or in the same day. What do y'all think?
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the pump doesn't even have to be on...there is gas in the bowls to be able to star the car.
there has to be something else going on. CHeck the choke and the carb, it's not the pump.
there has to be something else going on. CHeck the choke and the carb, it's not the pump.
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I have changed the battery cables..it does crank faster, but no easier starting. Plugs, cap & rotor are new (wires coming). The choke pulls & stays out, seems to work fine. What else can I check on the carb?
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Well, if the fuel pump wasn't working, I guess it wouldn't start at all? A mechanic told me it sounded like the fuel pump was allowing the gas to seep back into the tank. Does that make sense to anyone?
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When the car is cold, pop open the air cleaner, look down in the carb and have someone pump the gas. Do you see a squirt or mist of gas in the carb? Perhaps your good old-fashioned carb just needs a rebuild.
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Re: Hard starting..fuel pump?
Originally posted by mwpayne
My 84 GSL is really hard to start after sitting a few days. I suspect my fuel pump is bad or is wired wrong because when the ignition switch is on, the pump does not seem to be running, can't hear it or feel it pumping at all. Starts and runs fine when warm, or in the same day. What do y'all think?
My 84 GSL is really hard to start after sitting a few days. I suspect my fuel pump is bad or is wired wrong because when the ignition switch is on, the pump does not seem to be running, can't hear it or feel it pumping at all. Starts and runs fine when warm, or in the same day. What do y'all think?
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There s a dribble of gas going in the carb when accel is pushed..is that enough?
It also backfires some when decellerating, but that is because the air pump is off, block off plate installed, etc.
No smoke at all, runs like a champ otherwise.
It also backfires some when decellerating, but that is because the air pump is off, block off plate installed, etc.
No smoke at all, runs like a champ otherwise.
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