[Roadsters] Problem #1

[Pat]

Is my email making it to the list? I am running a new version of 
Thunderbird and haven't seen my replies on the list. I assume that they 
are just not coming back to me, but don't know for sure.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Andrew Murphy:
> All,
>
> As long as I have had a roadster, the gear heads on the list have said that
> when you are troubleshooting a non-starting car, there are generally two
> possibilities:
>
> 1. No Fuel
> 2. No Spark
>
> I have problem number 1. To explain:
>
> The car was down for a couple of months with a bad radiator. Leaked like a
> sieve and I figured it was time to upgrade to a three row. I did so and
> finally got it put in and was ready to start the car. I primed the pots on the
> carbs and she fired right up. And died a minute later...
>
> OK. So I check the glass bowl assembly and the gaskette had rotted and was
> pretty much mush so I thought maybe I was losing the flow from the pump
> becuase of air getting into the system. I got a new one and put it in and
> started over.
>
> Same thing.
>
> There is no new gas entering the bowl, so I am confident the problem is before
> it. I have a full tank of gas and the lines are pretty new. Do I need to prime
> the fuel pump? If so how do I do that? I am not that much of a gear head. My
> soon-to-be wife (yes, for those that know us Shari and I are getting married
> on December 31st) has been without her "Datsa" for a while now and is getting
> ancy. So for the sake of my upcoming happiness, please give me some advice on
> how to proceed as we are ready to get back out on the road.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew Murphy
> 1966 1600
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