understand what you are saying vert. but the difference is that it didn't do that before I put the valve in it. I had to pump the accelerator probably 20 or more times to get it to start. That tells me the fuel had to be draining back. that stopped. If the fuel was evaporating out of the carb, I would have to pump it in order to get it to run. I didn't have to do this this time. I will update again if the problem comes back. It may. I am not saying it wont. I don't know. I am just saying that it has been sitting for days now it it started right up. will let you guys know if anything changes.
that's great Bill, if its working , its working. I don't see why it would stop working unless the fuel pump completely failswell Dave, I am having a hard time understanding how you can say that you bet my problem is still there when the problem is not still there. If everytime I start this car I have had to pump it numerous times for the past 10 years now I put this valve in it and now I only hit it twice and she fires, please explain this for me. wouldn't you think that if the problem was still there I would have to pump it numerous times. because if it was evaporating, putting the valve in it did not change the evaporating process. Sireland, I will let you know if it changes. Bill
well Dave, I am having a hard time understanding how you can say that you bet my problem is still there when the problem is not still there. If everytime I start this car I have had to pump it numerous times for the past 10 years now I put this valve in it and now I only hit it twice and she fires, please explain this for me. wouldn't you think that if the problem was still there I would have to pump it numerous times. because if it was evaporating, putting the valve in it did not change the evaporating process. Sireland, I will let you know if it changes. Bill
x2A couple of reasons your problem could appear to be gone - you could have bought fuel somewhere different than your normal station and its formulation is different making it less susceptible to evaporation, or your ambient air temp since you have put in the check valve has been cooler, again preventing evaporation. No sarcasm, just stating real physics. Fuel simply cannot physically drain from the carb float bowl back to the tank,the same as your kitchen sink cannot drain through the tap. Hope your problem is gone away, good luck.
Dave
well, it is like I said before guys. I am not a mechanic. But I do have common sense. I know that when I have a problem for 10 years and I change something and the problem is not there immediately after the change is made, I call it fixed. Dave, you mentioned earlier about ambient temp. and buying fuel at different locations.well, I am going to bust your bubble again. I live in a small town. Every week when I leave for a car show, the first thing I do is fill my tank for the trip. and you guessed it. I fill it at the same watering hole. and as far as the ambient temp. goes, it has not changed more than 5 degrees this year between having the problem and after fixing the problem. Not to say you are wrong about these things, just that is not the case here. As far as the check valves are concerned, have you ever heard the saying, " third time is a charm". This may not work for anybody else. I am just saying it worked for me. I am like Memike. I will not run an electric pump. I almost burned a car up back in the 70's because of that and I do not like them. I will let you guys know if anything changes. But for $9.00 shipped, what have you got to lose.