Same here - no matter how how long the car has been sitting. And I don't think that just because you switch to an electric fuel pump that you'll get quicker starts.
Electric Fuel Pump Question....
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Drifting
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From: Potomac Falls VA
Electric Fuel Pump Question....
For those of you with electric fuel pumps, how long / do you turn the car to "ON" and let the system prime before starting the car?
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Shane
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Shane
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If you drive your car at least once a week, you shouldn't have to prime at all. The bowls will hold enough fuel to idle a few minutes with no fuel coming from the pump.
I just get in, and start it.
If it has sat for a while and the fuel has evaporated then priming would be called for, at least five to ten seconds.
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Drifting
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From: Potomac Falls VA
If you drive your car at least once a week, you shouldn't have to prime at all. The bowls will hold enough fuel to idle a few minutes with no fuel coming from the pump.
I just get in, and start it.
If it has sat for a while and the fuel has evaporated then priming would be called for, at least five to ten seconds.
I just get in, and start it.
If it has sat for a while and the fuel has evaporated then priming would be called for, at least five to ten seconds.
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Potomac Falls VA
I guess maybe I am asking the wrong question....Here is my issue. I thought once I switched to an electric fuel pump, that would help with quicker start-ups but it still takes a few pumps of the pedal and a little more cranking than I thought necessary to turn-over. Could I be having another problem with the carb itself? I thought it was just I needed to let the system prime itself but I guess not.
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