79 C10 hard to start

Asked by Juan Aug 04, 2015 at 09:09 PM about the 1979 Chevrolet C/K 10

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

its gotten to the point were i had to pour a bit of fuel in the carb to get it start it. if it sits for a day i would have to do the same thing again, so i changed the mechanical fuel pump, primed it and it started with no problem, but one thing i noticed was very little fuel in the filter bowl, but the truck ran great., it sat for one day and when i went to started same as before spark good starter but no fuel in the bowl.

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Clean carburetor with carburetor cleaner spray use the whole can and add carburetor cleaner to the gas tank.

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