TrailBeast
AKA Mopars4us on Youtube
First two guesses don’t count.
Neighbor brings home another car and tries to get it running, but no fuel to the carb.
First thing I tell him is to check the entire fuel line from the tank forward including any/all filters. (The one in the carb inlet included) because it’s a Qjet.
Then suspect the fuel pump.
First thing he does is go buy a new pump.
Problem is, he can’t get the new pump in because he doesn’t know about the actuator rod that has to be lifted first.
So he calls me over to help, and I lift the rod with my left index finger and pop the new pump in with my right hand.
So while the pump is still loose I work it up and down to make it pump, but something doesn’t sound right, and still no fuel.
I finished tightening it up and prime the carb a little.
She fires off but quickly runs out of fuel and dies.(3 times)
Still no fuel to the carb, so I asked if he checked all the lines. “No”
So while he is under the car checking lines I start to take the line loose at the carb and find that under the heater hoses and vacuum lines where we couldn’t see it,the steel line from the pump to the carb is twisted 360 degrees. (100 percent closed off)
Someone tried taking the large filter housing section off without taking the compression fitting loose first.
I cut that section out of the steel line and replaced it with 225 psi fuel injection hose and a new flare fitting to the carb.
Try it again and still no fuel to the carb.
This was the hose from the tank to the steel line.
Newbies, ugh.
It runs and drives now, but it’s still a GM piece of ****.
First thing he did was take it down and have skinny little 13 inch white wall tires put on brand new chrome spoked knock off wheels and blew a brand new tire a block from the tire shop.
Neighbor brings home another car and tries to get it running, but no fuel to the carb.
First thing I tell him is to check the entire fuel line from the tank forward including any/all filters. (The one in the carb inlet included) because it’s a Qjet.
Then suspect the fuel pump.
First thing he does is go buy a new pump.
Problem is, he can’t get the new pump in because he doesn’t know about the actuator rod that has to be lifted first.
So he calls me over to help, and I lift the rod with my left index finger and pop the new pump in with my right hand.
So while the pump is still loose I work it up and down to make it pump, but something doesn’t sound right, and still no fuel.
I finished tightening it up and prime the carb a little.
She fires off but quickly runs out of fuel and dies.(3 times)
Still no fuel to the carb, so I asked if he checked all the lines. “No”
So while he is under the car checking lines I start to take the line loose at the carb and find that under the heater hoses and vacuum lines where we couldn’t see it,the steel line from the pump to the carb is twisted 360 degrees. (100 percent closed off)
Someone tried taking the large filter housing section off without taking the compression fitting loose first.
I cut that section out of the steel line and replaced it with 225 psi fuel injection hose and a new flare fitting to the carb.
Try it again and still no fuel to the carb.
This was the hose from the tank to the steel line.
Newbies, ugh.
It runs and drives now, but it’s still a GM piece of ****.
First thing he did was take it down and have skinny little 13 inch white wall tires put on brand new chrome spoked knock off wheels and blew a brand new tire a block from the tire shop.
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