Joel Adams
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
I spoke with my mechanic, Dub at Corvette Etc in Charlotte this morning, he did the last work, replacing the fuel pump due to this problem. When he had car then it would crank up okay then so was kinda chasing a problem that wasn't there at that moment. Dub feels may be the pump again, although it has an AC Delco pump on now. He did check the lobe when he swapped pumps and felt it was good.
Sometimes this loss of fuel happened when I stopped to gas up, so cap was removed and reinstalled and then she just stopped after fuel in carb bowl was used up. So lossening the cap did not change the problem. Yesterday was a 90/f day so only occurrs when it hotter, but not every time so what can work and then not work just to heat?
As I now going to get a rollback in the morning and get it back to Dub and hopefully still be lacking in getting fuel to carb and maybe he can nail down the problem. Either way I will get a new gas cap just in case.
I have this problem with my '76, kind of.
After sitting for more than 24 hours it takes 7 - 10 seconds of cranking to start.
Checked the carb and replaced the fuel pump, no change.
They did tell me that there is some kind of check valve back by the tank.
I will investigate, replace/fix and let you know.