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dandl1862 · 08-14-2006, 03:16 PM

Thanks for getting back to me on the carb problem. The car seems to have no trouble taking off from a stop, no real hesitation, but in a higher gear it seems to be a bit slow to pick up when stepping on the gas. The car always has a rich gas smell emanating from the engine while driving and sometimes when parked after a drive. Also, it starts hard after being idle for some time, over night for example, and also hard if you're making allot of short stops at various locations. The only time it really starts easily is the first time you start it after having just parked it, or if its a really hot day.
The car has 4 lines coming out of the tank, the left most line (when standing at the rear) is full of some sort of sludge and will be replaced with a new line, but we are unsure of where this line leads. There are two more coming from the center of the tank, and one on the far right. None seem to be of a smaller gauge than any of the others. Could any of these be the return line?

08-14-2006, 03:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
dandl1862 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2	Fuel Pump Thanks for getting back to me on the carb problem. The car seems to have no trouble taking off from a stop, no real hesitation, but in a higher gear it seems to be a bit slow to pick up when stepping on the gas. The car always has a rich gas smell emanating from the engine while driving and sometimes when parked after a drive. Also, it starts hard after being idle for some time, over night for example, and also hard if you're making allot of short stops at various locations. The only time it really starts easily is the first time you start it after having just parked it, or if its a really hot day. The car has 4 lines coming out of the tank, the left most line (when standing at the rear) is full of some sort of sludge and will be replaced with a new line, but we are unsure of where this line leads. There are two more coming from the center of the tank, and one on the far right. None seem to be of a smaller gauge than any of the others. Could any of these be the return line?