SixCylinderMike
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So I've decided to tackle a problem that's been bugging me for as long as I've owned the car. After the car has been sitting for a while (like overnight) it takes up to 30 seconds of running the starter before the engine will catch. Actually that's not quite true -- it catches right away for like a second then goes out again.
I'm guessing the problem is that the fuel is slowly running back down the line overnight and it takes a while for the vacuum to pull it through. Once the car is running everything is fine (if low powered), and if the engine has been running within the last few hours then the car starts right away.
What's the simplest fix for this problem? Is there a different type of fuel line that I can get? Should I be looking for a leak somewhere? There's no evidence of one except for a faint gas smell in the trunk.
Everything is stock with the 1964 170ci inline 6 engine and Autolite 1100 carb. It's about a year since I replaced the fuel filter, but this problem was the same before and after that change. The carb seems in decent shape, but hasn't been rebuilt AFAIK. I've owned the car for 4 years.
What do you think :
I'm guessing the problem is that the fuel is slowly running back down the line overnight and it takes a while for the vacuum to pull it through. Once the car is running everything is fine (if low powered), and if the engine has been running within the last few hours then the car starts right away.
What's the simplest fix for this problem? Is there a different type of fuel line that I can get? Should I be looking for a leak somewhere? There's no evidence of one except for a faint gas smell in the trunk.
Everything is stock with the 1964 170ci inline 6 engine and Autolite 1100 carb. It's about a year since I replaced the fuel filter, but this problem was the same before and after that change. The carb seems in decent shape, but hasn't been rebuilt AFAIK. I've owned the car for 4 years.
What do you think :