78 Pace car
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78 Pace car
Update on the 78 after 10 days, it would not quit raining after I got it, after a couple of days me and the wife took it for a spin, everything was great, shut it off and it sat for one day, no big deal. Memorial Day I went to start it up for a car show, wouldn't start thought I flooded it because I could smell gas. Ended up taking my C8 to the show. Got home and the Pace car started right up, cool.
I let it sit until Friday so I could take it to the BMV, would not start,mad at this point. Started checking things today and found no gas to the carb. Added gas and all is good. Gas gauge at half tank is empty. Go figure.
I let it sit until Friday so I could take it to the BMV, would not start,mad at this point. Started checking things today and found no gas to the carb. Added gas and all is good. Gas gauge at half tank is empty. Go figure.
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It could be a bad sending you, but it's also likely a bad tank, or more precisely a bad bladder in the tank. 75-82 Corvettes have a rubber liner in the tank and if it gets a leak you end up with fuel between the tank and the liner.
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Thanks for that, I didn't know. Went to the gas station today and put gas in it, It showed full. It showed half tank when empty so probably the sending unit, I hope.
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75-77 have the flexible rubber type tank bladder. 78 and up have a rigid plastic type liner.
Very different.
Very different.
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According to this thread, the '78s didn't have a soft bladder but used a more rigid plastic liner. (BTW, DUB was a pretty knowledgeable guy who unfortunately died a few years back.) The problem was solved by adjusting the sending unit.
Need some advice. My 78 Stingray manual says the gas tank holds 23.7 gallons. But I’m running out and can only put in around 9 gallons. I put in a new sending unit in Jan. That got the gas gauge working. At just under 1/2 on the guage I’m running out. Could I have put in too short a sending unit? It said it was for a 78. Is there 23.7 gallons in my tank but I’m just not accessing it? At 8-9 mpg I’m always looking for stations! Appreciate any help...
I finally got a chance to dig into the tank issue. It ended up being an issue with the intake arm of the sending unit being bent at an angle had it only midway deep in the tank.
i drained the tank and still had 10+ gallons of gas. Removed the sending unit and confirmed the inside of the tank was fine. Determined the sending unit problem, bent the arm back, and reinstalled the unit. 2 Tanks of gas later all is working well and I now put 20+ gallons in at each fill up! Thanks again for all the advise.
i drained the tank and still had 10+ gallons of gas. Removed the sending unit and confirmed the inside of the tank was fine. Determined the sending unit problem, bent the arm back, and reinstalled the unit. 2 Tanks of gas later all is working well and I now put 20+ gallons in at each fill up! Thanks again for all the advise.
