1981 dodge ram 50 has not been used in a few years, put gas in but it will not crank, can put gas in carb will run for a while w

Asked by Linda B. Mar 02, 2017 at 05:05 PM about the 1981 Dodge RAM 50 Pickup

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truck has not been used for a while, if I put gas in the carb it will crank and runs good until gas is gone what do I need to do?

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So it is not getting any fuel. May have to change the fuel pump, could be dried up, could try and prime it with gas down the line. Make sure and change out the fuel filter also.

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