I was driving my littte GT6+ home tonight, but when pulling out from a
parking lot, I didn't give it enough gas, so it died. OK - bid deal (I
thought), I will just turn the key over again, and I'll be on my way.
Nooohoooo - I guessed wrong. The starter turns over, the engine turns over,
but it wont run. I thought it might be the fuel line being plugged or
something, since there wasn't a whole lot of fuel in the fuel filter right
before it enters the carbs - but I used that little 'hand-pump' under the
fuel-pump, and after a few squeezes the fuel filter was full again. I just
filled the car up with gas (so it is not THAT), but this is where my
mechanical knowledge ends ;-( - what could be causing this?
Is it:
- a defective fuel pump?
- a clogged inline fuel filter?
- sparkplugs?
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Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated (I had to leave the car
in the parking lot for the night)
Thanks,
Michael
P.S. Another thing that I have been wondering about - when I on prior
occasions went to start the car, it would not run when the starter was
turning, but only when I let go of the key (the starter stopped, and the
engine started) - is that how it is supposed to be? I only have experience
from new cars, where you can keep cranking the starter even after the engine
starts to run...(not the best thing you can do to a starter, but...)
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