Chicagodogs

How many pump the pedal before cranking over the motor? If you do, how many pumps?

4SPDL81

Takes 4-5 when cold and has set for a week or more, none when warm...good luck!

79L824SPD

Yea, Same here. Seems like mine starts quicker if its been sitting a week rather than a few days.

DC3

When cold, once all the way to floor to set the choke, then turn the key and it fires right up. That's when driving it every day. If I let it sit for several days, I have to pump twice then hold the throttle down about 1/2 way.

When warm, most of the time I don't have to pump at all but sometimes it takes holding the throttle about 1/2 way.

DC

claysmoker

One cold and none hot.

'75

If the choke is set up properly, this works every time. If it's been sitting a week or longer it just cranks a few seconds longer. but no pumping.

68/70Vette

Never pump the gas pedal. I have an Aeromotive Street and Strip electric fuel pump. When I hit the ignition key position, the pump turns on and at the same time the starter turns over the engine. The engine might make a couple of rpm's but then it fires up.

Ironcross

I just reach in through the window and turn the key and it lits right up....but its a FI Vette

kdf1986

maybe 3 pumps. But I drive it every Friday to work. So it sits for 1 week. At work, I only have to pump it 1 time.

kdf

7T1vette

One....just to set the choke and pump some fuel in the intake. Wait 3 seconds and start it. If you need to do more than that, you don't have the choke set up right...or the accelerator pump isn't working properly...

or you have a Holley!!!!

scottw

Street Avenger. One pump to set the choke, turn key, fires right up. Every time.

Thanks to lars setting up the carb for me.

Haggisbash

One pump, full choke (manual choke) when cold fires move immediately to 1/3 choke, Holley carb.

7T1vette

OK, OK.... that was an attempt at humor -- not a vendetta against Holley carbs.

That's the way all carbs should work, anyway.

Mod75

Have manual choke but don't use it, cold 2 pumps, hot nothing.

kwplot34

pump it twice, wait about 5 seconds,turn the key and it fires right up. even after sitting for several weeks. And i dont even have a choke on my carb.

Redwing01

2 here as well. Fires up every time.

Dustup7T2

I mounted a chokeless Demon double pumper on mine. Same basic design as a mechanical double-pumper Holley. Fed by a factory-style mechanical fuel pump and 10 degrees of initial timing on a Comp Cams Magnum 292.

1 pump cold and lightly feather the throttle after start to clear its throat. Part throttle to none warm, gets mine back to idle.

Chinaski

Twice when cold, none when warm.

jcloving

cold: one pump before I turn the key, one while I turn it to start. It turns over for maybe 2-3 seconds and then fires up.

hot. just turn the key and it roars to life