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She's alive!
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After a month or so of replacing numerous parts, my truck finally came alive after sitting for 10 years. To get it started, I first cranked to build oil pressure. Then I poured some fuel into the carb. She fired right up, but then immediately died.
My question is how many times should I pump the accelerator pedal until I get fuel through the fuel lines and up to the carb? Should it be as many as 10 pumps? I am going to double check all fuel lines tomrrow. Also, the fuel pump had been replaced before it went into storage. Could that have gone bad? Any ideas?
Thanks for the help,
Jake
After a month or so of replacing numerous parts, my truck finally came alive after sitting for 10 years. To get it started, I first cranked to build oil pressure. Then I poured some fuel into the carb. She fired right up, but then immediately died.
My question is how many times should I pump the accelerator pedal until I get fuel through the fuel lines and up to the carb? Should it be as many as 10 pumps? I am going to double check all fuel lines tomrrow. Also, the fuel pump had been replaced before it went into storage. Could that have gone bad? Any ideas?
Thanks for the help,
Jake
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The pump and all the rubber lines could be bad. I would replace all the rubber lines anyway. I've always felt that $20 of fuel line is cheaper than rebuilding a crispy truck. I have also seen the tank switch (dual tanks) get stuck beteen tanks. so it sucks a little fuel from one and a bunch of air from the other. The switch is on the frame, not the one on the dash. Good luck, Jesse.
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did you replace the old fuel? if so your line could be empty and you can pump while your cranking the engine to to prime it. or if you think the fuel pump it bad disconnect your fuel line at the carb have someone stand there and crank the engine to see if fuel is coming out. just my 2 cents. good luck
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I wouldn't worry so much about how many times to pump the accelerator. It varies too much by vehicle. If it were me I'd keep putting some fuel in the carb and getting her to fire. Once the motor turns over the fuel pump will work and bring fuel up to the carb. Usually, if I leave mine sitting, I dump some fuel down the carb and she fires and then dies right away. Since I can't quite get her started, I dump some more fuel down the carb and start pumping the pedal while she's starting. She usually starts for me the second try.
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Originally Posted by edgescreambeauty
I wouldn't worry so much about how many times to pump the accelerator. It varies too much by vehicle. If it were me I'd keep putting some fuel in the carb and getting her to fire. Once the motor turns over the fuel pump will work and bring fuel up to the carb. Usually, if I leave mine sitting, I dump some fuel down the carb and she fires and then dies right away. Since I can't quite get her started, I dump some more fuel down the carb and start pumping the pedal while she's starting. She usually starts for me the second try.
a buddy of mine did that and almost burnt his 79 f150 4x4 with 50000 original miles on it to the ground... thats just bad advice imho.
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Originally Posted by ezryder13
did you replace the old fuel? if so your line could be empty and you can pump while your cranking the engine to to prime it. or if you think the fuel pump it bad disconnect your fuel line at the carb have someone stand there and crank the engine to see if fuel is coming out. just my 2 cents. good luck
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be carefull of starting it with either too. I had one back fire and light my arm on fire, I get tired of being on fire.
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Originally Posted by LOWBOY1979
be carefull of starting it with either too. I had one back fire and light my arm on fire, I get tired of being on fire.
LMAO..
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Originally Posted by ezryder13
yeah thats great till it backfires through the carb with all that fuel you just dumped in there and catches fire a buddy of mine did that and almost burnt his 79 f150 4x4 with 50000 original miles on it to the ground... thats just bad advice imho.
a buddy of mine did that and almost burnt his 79 f150 4x4 with 50000 original miles on it to the ground... thats just bad advice imho.Pouring gas down the carb is not a good idea, try using some Quick Start or other high end starting fluid that won't burst into flames.
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Pumping the accelerator doesn't bring fuel up through the lines. It only brings fuel in from the fuel bowls in the carb. As for catching the truck on fire because you poured fuel down the carb, the air filter is a good suppressant. Put the air cleaner top back on after pouring the fuel in, and you will have no fires even with a, backfire.
I agree the fuel lines may all need replacing, and the fuel itself may be no good after sitting for so long.
I agree the fuel lines may all need replacing, and the fuel itself may be no good after sitting for so long.
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Originally Posted by Nighteyez
Pumping the accelerator doesn't bring fuel up through the lines. It only brings fuel in from the fuel bowls in the carb. As for catching the truck on fire because you poured fuel down the carb, the air filter is a good suppressant. Put the air cleaner top back on after pouring the fuel in, and you will have no fires even with a, backfire.
I agree the fuel lines may all need replacing, and the fuel itself may be no good after sitting for so long.
I agree the fuel lines may all need replacing, and the fuel itself may be no good after sitting for so long.
also if you have to keep pouring gas in a carb and it belching gas all over the place whether theres a air filter on it or not you can still have a fire. the easiest way to avoid this is not to go that route or you can just hold it to the floor an crank the engine over to suck the flame out, but that sometime doesnt work either.
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It was pretty funny, I was helping an old lady get her motor home started and her grand daughter was there too. When I lit up I went running through the motor home on fire. I got the fire out with some water in an overtuned canoe. The look on their faces was great. Thier eyes were about the size of silver dollars. I didn't get hurt but I had no hair left on my arm. I learned a good lesson that day. Be careful with flamables. Jesse
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Originally Posted by LOWBOY1979
It was pretty funny, I was helping an old lady get her motor home started and her grand daughter was there too. When I lit up I went running through the motor home on fire. I got the fire out with some water in an overtuned canoe. The look on their faces was great. Thier eyes were about the size of silver dollars. I didn't get hurt but I had no hair left on my arm. I learned a good lesson that day. Be careful with flamables. Jesse
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I like to fill the fuel bowl through the vent tubes with gas instead of directly down the carb. This does 2 things, it allows the truck to run longer if the fuel pump isnt working and hopefully if the float is stuck this will losen it to allow gas to flow. If the carb still isnt getting gas after this either the fuel pump is bad or the float is stuck.