RE: Convert points to electic

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

If you need a fuel pump there's no need to go to the internet. You can 
get them locally here in Omaha easily. I use NAPA mostly.
Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies 

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62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> After going through the usual torture of trying to start the car after 
> sitting for 5 days,  I noticed the clear plastic inline fuel filter had 
> no gas in it.. 
> after pumping the pedal (countless times) still had no gas in it.. 
> I cranked the engine a few times, still no gas..
> I walked away for a while (thinking I needed a new fuel pump, and went 
> to search the web) 
> 
> when I came back there was gas in the filter and it started right up... 
> 
> go figure
> 
> Dan McCormack wrote:
> > 
> > IMHO this problem is related to today's gas which is formulated for fuel 
> > 
> > 
> > injected cars with closed sealed fuel systems. Our old cars all have 
> > vented 
> > fuel systems and carburetors. Today's gas evaporates at a much faster 
> > rate 
> > than the gas that was formulated for our cars to run on.
> > 
> > Dan
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tony Brummett" <brummett@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: Convert points to electic
> > 
> > 
> > ${top_text_ad}
> > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:30 AM,  <62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Thanks Mike,
> > >
> > > weird thing about the starting problem, it'll start right up if left
> > > overnight.. but a couple days without running, it's a b***h to start..
> > > maybe the automatic choke?
> > 
> > Could be the fuel is evaporating out of the carburetor over a couple
> > of days, so you have to wait until the fuel pump fills it back up
> > before the car will start.  Just over one night, there's probably
> > still enough in there to get it started.
> > 
> > -- Tony  brummett@xxxxxxxxx
> > '64 Dodge 440
> > '65 Dart GT
> > 
> > 



Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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