hey guys,
my car takes like 1 min. to start in the morning, if I look at my see through fuel filter I can see as soon as I shut down the engine the fuel flies back down the line. should there be a check valve in there that stops the fuel from flowing backwards, or is there some thing else wrong here. its an 305 lg4 engine with a q-jet. thanks

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neko
'87 trans am
car in the making
angelfire.com/fl2/neko

 

sounds like you have a leak

 

I checked, no leaks. and I get great gas mileage to. just starts hard because of lack of fuel.

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neko
'87 trans am
car in the making
angelfire.com/fl2/neko

 

Even if the line all the way back to the tank is empty(not very likely since the fuel comes out of the top of the tank), it will only take a few seconds to reach the carb. Maybe the pump is getting weak?

Also, if the line is drained overnight your car should still start right up and run for a little while--the carb holds fuel in the fuel bowl for quite a while.
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[This message has been edited by 82camaro (edited December 11, 2001).]

 

if the float in the carb it dead would it cause this to happen, I need to rebuild the carb.

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neko
'87 trans am
car in the making
angelfire.com/fl2/neko