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Elston Gunn · 02-13-2015, 08:50 PM

yeah everything i could inspect was dry. also sat in low humidity room for a few days after. was rinsed out well and thorough before I dried it. made notes on how the filter went in so I think I got that right.

Not sure what it could be. I replaced everything as it was exactly, that was one main thing I made sure not to mess up, took pictures, etc.
I am going to try starting fluid, idk why it would help though.. just sounds like theres nothing there when i crank it. just ticks/clicks. Fuel pump, starter? took carb off because it was running rich. was just going to adjust screws but it was dirty so I took it off. could the rich problem have been fuel pump? and now its dead?

02-13-2015, 08:50 PM	#3
Elston Gunn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Western PA Posts: 5	Re: 1986 K1500 Starting Problem After Cleaning Q-Jet yeah everything i could inspect was dry. also sat in low humidity room for a few days after. was rinsed out well and thorough before I dried it. made notes on how the filter went in so I think I got that right. Not sure what it could be. I replaced everything as it was exactly, that was one main thing I made sure not to mess up, took pictures, etc. I am going to try starting fluid, idk why it would help though.. just sounds like theres nothing there when i crank it. just ticks/clicks. Fuel pump, starter? took carb off because it was running rich. was just going to adjust screws but it was dirty so I took it off. could the rich problem have been fuel pump? and now its dead?