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Happy New Year to my 6 bbl cousins!
After my 6 bbl 440 has not been run for a week or more, it takes a lot of time cranking it over to get fuel into the carbs-at least that is how it behaves. This has always been the case since I bought it 3 years ago. Once it gets fuel, everything is fine.
I bought the stock pressure high volume Carter fuel pump that is so popular amongst the 6 bbl crowd, BUT I haven't installed it yet, but I am definitely going to, along with a new in line fuel filter.
Since the motor runs well at all speeds and starts fine once the carbs (bowls?) fill with fuel, is it "normal" to lose the fuel after a week or more of sitting up? Could it be another issue? Might the new fuel pump fix the problem?
Thanks
After my 6 bbl 440 has not been run for a week or more, it takes a lot of time cranking it over to get fuel into the carbs-at least that is how it behaves. This has always been the case since I bought it 3 years ago. Once it gets fuel, everything is fine.
I bought the stock pressure high volume Carter fuel pump that is so popular amongst the 6 bbl crowd, BUT I haven't installed it yet, but I am definitely going to, along with a new in line fuel filter.
Since the motor runs well at all speeds and starts fine once the carbs (bowls?) fill with fuel, is it "normal" to lose the fuel after a week or more of sitting up? Could it be another issue? Might the new fuel pump fix the problem?
Thanks