Stating in winter storage
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From: SUFFIELD CT USA 2023 C8 CORVETTE UN-MODIFIED FINALIST
2023 C8 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Starting in winter storage
Tonite I had the first chance to start my '77 after 3 weeks in winter storage. My car usually starts hard after just 2 or 3 days of inactivity.
Following a tip I read about here on the forum I poured about 2 oz. ( 2 shots ) of fuel into the Quadrajet. I pumped the pedal twice and hit the starter. The engine turned over for about a half second and sprang to life, I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. It was just like it had been run that day!
Following a tip I read about here on the forum I poured about 2 oz. ( 2 shots ) of fuel into the Quadrajet. I pumped the pedal twice and hit the starter. The engine turned over for about a half second and sprang to life, I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. It was just like it had been run that day!
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BP. When you say "starts hard" do you mean that it turns over at normal cranking speed but just does not fire? My Q-Jet seems to "go dry" after a couple days. A good source for remidies for this problem can be found from Lars at v8fastcars.net . Ask for his Q-Jet tuning papers. mike...
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From: SUFFIELD CT USA 2023 C8 CORVETTE UN-MODIFIED FINALIST
2023 C8 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
BP. When you say "starts hard" do you mean that it turns over at normal cranking speed but just does not fire? My Q-Jet seems to "go dry" after a couple days. A good source for remidies for this problem can be found from Lars at v8fastcars.net . Ask for his Q-Jet tuning papers. mike...
Yes it seems to go dry, thats why I gave it the 2 oz. of fuel. I'm told that there may be seals in the bottom of the carb that let the fuel leak out after a certain length of time. I just spent a lot of time getting the carb dialed in I don't want to touch it at this time because I usually don't let the car sit that long. I will use the same method when I start
the car in storage, but don't anticipate any problems come spring. Mike thanks for the tip on Lars papers, I have already read them , good read, did you fix your dry problem?
