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  • #234055
    greg press
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    @greg-press

    Today i picked up my car from my local mechanic .He did alot of things to insure a trouble free summer of fun.Well on the way home it stopped running .The gas filter slowley fills up you try to start it,the gas filter emties quickley it does not start then you start the process starts over

    .What do you people think?
    #249823
    Mark Konrad
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    @mark-k

    Well Greg I have not a clue but because I am new at this, if you just got it back from the shop I’d make sure they fixed the problem and let you know what the problem was.  Possible they caused the problem when they serviced it etc.  They should make it right I’d think.

    #249824
    greg press
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    @greg-press

    they did nothing fuel related . This is the second time same thing .I thought i had it fixed with a new filter because it ran good afterward.

    #249825
    newkitman
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    @newkitman

    Possible stuck carb float needle valve or by any chance did you change the fuel pump? Disconnect the coil and the fuel lie at the carb. Have an assistant crank the engine while you catch the fuel coming out of the pump in a catch can. At 3 1/2 to 5 psi the fuel should flow out of the pump rather than a trickle. If it trickles out then I’d replace the pump. If it flows out well, then theck the float needle valve. My 02 cents worth.

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    #249826
    Rick
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    @rockyx

    Ditto what Allen said.  Had the same thing happen back when I owned my 69 Camaro.  Carb float got saturated and it acted like a bad fuel pump.

    ended up replacing the carb float and all was well.

    #249827
    greg press
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    @greg-press

    Tomorrow when i check up on it i plan on printing all of this and taking all of your posts to my mechanic so keep it coming. thanks alot I want my car back 

    #249828
    Dan Rosa
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    @dan-r

    Greg ,,if your car is/ was like mine do the filters again also the one in the carb. if crud passes through the filter and gets in the carb. it can do just what you describe . Dan

    #249829
    Richard Wobby
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    @richard-wobby

    Had this same problem. Gas line was full of crappie before you play with floats or cards disconnect line on front side of filter and see if gas runs there’s a couple fixes for this.

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