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Old 06-02-2013, 04:43 PM
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84 bronco fuel issue

I'm working on a 84 bronco with a 351 windsor thats not getting fuel to the carb i put a brand new fuel pump on and it's still not getting fuel
 
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Old 06-02-2013, 04:55 PM
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Crack the line loose at the carb or take the rubber hose off, put a longer hose on it and put it in a bucket. Do you get any fuel when the engine is cranked going into the bucket?

If you do, it sounds like the needle is stuck in the carb, probably from sitting without being run. If this is the scenario, hook the line back up, crank it over a few times, and then get out and take the plastic end of a large screwdriver and peck on the top of the carb near where the fuel line goes in. Then try it.
 
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Old 06-02-2013, 05:07 PM
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I cracked the line and there is no gas I put 50 liters of gas in the tank and a new fuel pump but still can't get any to the carb
 
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Old 06-02-2013, 05:24 PM
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Check your lines from pump to tank . You may have a leak sucking air , not fuel .
 
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Old 06-02-2013, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JWC 3
Check your lines from pump to tank . You may have a leak sucking air , not fuel .
Yep. Not sure whether you have the plastic lines or steel lines with rubber joining pieces, but if the latter the rubber will be bad. And I mean BAD. I had gas oozing through the sides of one line, and the pump could suck air through it as well. And, any air leak like that will kill the pump's ability to do its job.
 
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