[FC] Hard starting

[noahsarkinc]

My guess is that it is the quality of the gas that we now get at the pump. 
It will go "stale" after about 30 days, and it will also gum up the 
carburator.  I have found that if I don't use my walk behind lawn mower for 
a few weeks, that I have the same problem as you do.  I have also found that 
adding Gumout & Stabil to the tank seems to alleviate the problem.  These 
are my personal observations, not scientific fact, so your problem might 
respond to the same tactics as my lawnmower.  Paul in CT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven" <steven at sashimi.org>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 1:38 PM
Subject: [FC] Hard starting


> Twice now since I've owned my Rampside, a little more than a year now, I 
> have had difficulty starting.  Normally it starts right up.  Both times I 
> had the difficulty it was after about three weeks of not starting the 
> truck.  It cranks fine.  It's as if it's not getting any gas even though 
> there's gas in the tank.  Both times I had to pour some gas into the carbs 
> and after doing that it starts.  Once started it runs fine and I have no 
> more problems starting that day, the next, or even after going a week or 
> so not starting it.
>
> I can understand that the gas in the carb might evaporate over two or 
> three weeks but I'd think that pumping the accelerator and cranking it 
> would eventually get the gas pumping to the carbs.
>
> What causes this problem and is there anything short of an electric fuel 
> pump to fix it (other than doing what I'm doing or starting the engine 
> every week)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Brown
>
> Media, PA
>
> '62 Rampside
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