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Old 09-15-2017, 08:45 PM   #13
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Re: I could use some Quadrajet Guru help

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Originally Posted by BigRandy View Post
It doesn't do that. After the first start it will easily fire right up the rest of the day. I could start it with a hand crank if I had arms like Popeye. However, it will flood easy if I touch the gas first....
A slow drip into the intake will cause hard starting after it sits for an hour or so but once the fuel is burned off, it will start okay.

Next time it sits for an hour or so, remove the breather and manually open the butterflies. Look down the carb throat with a flashlight to see if there's any fuel puddling in the intake. If there is or if there's dark gray smoke in the exhaust, it's dripping gas somehow.
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