56 Corvette Air in fuel lines.
02-12-2016, 07:02 PM
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Now we know why it doesn't run 
and you dint see this stuff before , now the Carb needs overhauling once you find where it's coming from 
and you dint see this stuff before , now the Carb needs overhauling once you find where it's coming from
02-12-2016, 08:24 PM
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Do all of you guys run ethanol free gas in your vettes? Is that pretty much a standard? I have a friend who owns literally 15 classics and he says he just puts in chevron and never has any problems. Who knows? I don't trust or like ethanol so I'm gonna stay away from it.
02-12-2016, 09:05 PM
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Do all of you guys run ethanol free gas in your vettes? Is that pretty much a standard? I have a friend who owns literally 15 classics and he says he just puts in chevron and never has any problems. Who knows? I don't trust or like ethanol so I'm gonna stay away from it.
02-13-2016, 09:17 AM
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Agree with JohnZ that it looks like tank sealer. You mentioned in another post that there is no filter on the sending unit. If you put a filter there and the crud stops building up in the bowl filter after a bit then you have sealer in the tank.
Nothing to do with the crud but you might want to take a pump pump pressure reading. These carbs don't like any more than 4.5 - 5lbs pressure
Nothing to do with the crud but you might want to take a pump pump pressure reading. These carbs don't like any more than 4.5 - 5lbs pressure
02-13-2016, 09:27 AM
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02-13-2016, 09:32 AM
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Here is my '61 filter -- shallower and no spring...
As others have stated - decrud the fuel tank.
Raise the soft top, remove the tank cover in the top well...pull off the sending unit and look down in the tank with a strong light -- all will be revealed. Its tank sealer or even more ominous, some @hole put something in your tank via the gas cap - it happens. Looks like you were due for a carb cleanup/rekit anyway from the photos.
IMO - the car is unsafe to drive...jam up one of those needle valves with this gunk and have gas spilling on that hot aluminum manifold - and, well, carbeque...
As others have stated - decrud the fuel tank.
Raise the soft top, remove the tank cover in the top well...pull off the sending unit and look down in the tank with a strong light -- all will be revealed. Its tank sealer or even more ominous, some @hole put something in your tank via the gas cap - it happens. Looks like you were due for a carb cleanup/rekit anyway from the photos.
IMO - the car is unsafe to drive...jam up one of those needle valves with this gunk and have gas spilling on that hot aluminum manifold - and, well, carbeque...
Last edited by Frankie the Fink; 02-13-2016 at 09:39 AM.
