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Rustisbest · Tuesday at 6:07 PM

boloboss said:
However what I don't like is once I'm driving the truck, cut it off, let it sit for a while then truck doesn't start right up.... I have to pump the gas a few times to get it to start.... I don't understand why it's that. Do y'all think it's because it's a carbureted system and now fuel injection?

It's heat soak and the ethanol gas. Get the Edelbrock 4 hole phenolic spacer. It comes with new gaskets and studs. The metal braided hose/cover on the fuel line and filter location isn't doing you any favors either.

Truck looks good. What size rear tire is that?

boloboss · Tuesday at 7:17 PM

@Rustisbest
So you think the braided fuel line is causing more heat and it's soaking my gas up with the heat???

Tire size BF Goodrich Silverstone 285/70 R15
on a 15 x 10 wheel

Rustisbest · Tuesday at 7:40 PM

boloboss said:
@Rustisbest
So you think the braided fuel line is causing more heat and it's soaking my gas up with the heat???

Tire size BF Goodrich Silverstone 285/70 R15
on a 15 x 10 wheel

Biggest issue is the carb getting heat soaked in my experience. Get the spacer.

75gmck25 · Tuesday at 8:12 PM

I have a Quadrajet with a four hole spacer and it’s tuned the best I could do myself. If it’s only been sitting a couple of days I just pump it twice, and hit the switch and it starts right up. If it’s been sitting for a week or more I may have to give a 2nd round of two pumps, probably because all the fuel had evaporated in the float bowl and the pump had to refill it. If weather is cold (below about 40) I will have to let it idle for a few minutes before driving away

For a warm start I just jump in and hit the ignition. If I pump it first when its warm it will usually flood out and not start until I let it crank long enough to clear out the flood.

boloboss · Tuesday at 9:45 PM

@75gmck25 you mentioned...."For a warm start I just jump in and hit the ignition. If I pump it first when its warm it will usually flood out and not start until I let it crank long enough to clear out the flood."
Q:
Is it possible after my warm start, and when I go to restart, that I'm flooded, and that's why it doesn't start right up... because I do have to crank long before it starts
What could cause it to flood after a warm start

SQ HAF KRU · Saturday at 5:09 PM

The carb insulator will help a lot, this is a common problem.....the fuel nowadays is junk, it evaporates over night.

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