When I pump gas into or at least try it does not go into the carburetor. I loosend the fuel line and when i turned the car over gas was coming out of the line. But when i reconnected it there was no gas in the carb. I have also tried pouring two table spoons of gas in the carb and I can't get my engine to start up. I'm thinking the needle might be stuck but, I am not exactly sure. I feel stupid for asking about this but I don't know where else to go. Thank you in advance.
how do you test for fuel in the carb? IF you try one of the "Aerostart" starter sprays dos the car fire?
Could be a clogged up fuel filter. Look for a filter between the pump and carb. It may not be in the line. Some carbs like Rochester have a filter at the inlet to the float bowl. A stuck float or needle valve is also a possibility but unlikely.
If it has not been run for awhile, and If the gas you use has ethanol in it, I would look at the needle and seat. Ethanol will lock it up like glue if it has sat for a while. Been there done that, was able to loosen the needle with some careful prying, had a layer of green bonding it to the seat cavity. Cleaned up and worked fine after. Best of luck, B
#1,Look for in line fuel filter. #2you say gas was comeing out of the line wen you pulled it off some fuel pumps the gas can siphone itself out without cranking. #3Then take the line off the carb and check there like post #3 said. #4 could need a carb rebuild #5 bad gas sitten to long could be another problem
Like #2 said. 1st assess if the car will even run. It will run just on starter fluid, take air filter off, shoot it into the carb for a few seconds, quickly try to start motor. If it starts keep giving it shots of fluid into the carb to keep it going for a few minutes. This should give fuel pump a chance to draw gas from tank to carb, theoretically it should catch up and run on it's own. If this doesn't work you have problems other than fuel.
"lightly" tap the top of the carb at the point that the fuel line attaches. use the handle end of a screwdriver to tap it. it may knock the needle/float loose. plan on a rebuild regardless.
Some carbs have a filter in the inlet fitting that has one open end and one closed end, and a spring that holds the open end down against a flat surface in the fitting. You can put these in backwards and it plugs off the flow.
Needle/seat is stuck closed. Yes, try the gentle tap with a screwdriver handle but be nice to it, don't beat it like it owes you money. That's a really simple carb and there's not much more that could possibly do that. I don't want to be a prophet of doom but it may happen again later on. Been there, had it happen on a Stromberg EE-2, and it too was a fresh carb with all new parts. Needle stuck without warning and it killed the engine for up to 30 min until things cooled down. The solution was a needle /seat assy from Daytona Parts Co in FL. https://daytonaparts.com/daytona-carburetor-float-valve.html An elegantly simple solution, cost us just under $20 shipped. https://daytonaparts.com/find-your-carburetor-kit.html# It seems they service your carb as well, they may have the updated needle/seat for yours too. Good luck.
I think most of us have been where you are now. Because you bought a rebuilt does not necessarily indicate it is a rebuilt ..... or that it was rebuilt correctly.
I just fixed my "rebuilt" carb after $$&&ing with it for years. I took it off and put it into a box. I bought a good core and rebuilt it myself, reusing as much as I could of the old components. Like night and day.
Into where on your carb ? The float bowl or down the throttler bores ? This would help out with any confusion as to is it the carb or ignition as to why it won't fire.
I think post #12 is your medicine But if it were me, before I bought anything I would download a manual, and watch some youtube (. I like these videos), try to just disassemble, clean, adjust, reassemble, reinstall then readjust idle, choke etc.. Won't take too long, will actually be educational, fun and hopefully help you isolate the problem, and go from there. What have you got to lose?
Before you take it apart unscrew the line and then with a 1 inch wrench unscrew the fitting from the carb that it went into and pull it out and take a look at the filter. Make sure it is installed in the correct direction. If everything looks right there then pull the carb off and take the top off and see what is going on. If you see something you aren't sure of take a good high resolution photo that shows the details and post it in the thread and one of us can probably figure it out.
Like someone else asked; was it running before or are you trying to start an old engine for the first time? Two tablespoons in the bowl probably won't be enough to over flow into the accelerator pump chamber and provide a squirt. If it has a bronze filter in the carb inlet, just take it out temporarily and try again without it. If you get gas thru, then that's the problem. If not, you probably have to take the top off the carb and check for a stuck needle and seat. If there is gas in the bowl but no squirt, the accelerator pump plunger is messed up.
One other thought on installing someone else's carburetor (either rebuilt or just used), always check to make sure all the screws are tight, many years ago a friend picked up a "good" used Quadrajet carburetor (he didn't like the spread more Holley I was running). Now mind you this was a fresh motor with less than 1000 miles on it, we bolted it on, fired it up and very shortly some ugly noises came from the motor. I shut it off quickly. I don't remember how we diagnosed it other than a lot of noise from one side of the motor?? Pulled the head, and a carburetor screw was pounded into the fresh .030 over piston, the piston was ruined, block was too, it actually cracked the block in that cylinder.
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