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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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Will start, and then won't start..

1986 camaro 305

This car has been acting up for a while now. One second it will start and run great, the next it will run shabby and repeatedly stall. I recently installed a new carburetor in it but after that it would not start. So I put the old carburetor back in, but the problem is that it still will not start, ruling out a bad carburetor..

It has a new fuel pump and carburetor, and the ECM is okay and the distributor seems to get spark. So basically it cranks but just will not start. Any ideas?
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Car: 88Fbird,88Formula,04 GP,04 Durango
Engine: LO3,L98,3800,HEMI
Transmission: 700r4, 4l60e, 545rfe
Re: Will start, and then won't start..

Try some seafoam in the gas tank. do a search on this website about seafoam to get more info. and then change the fuel filter.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 12:35 AM
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Car: 84 camaro z28
Engine: 350 Carb
Transmission: Built 700 R4
Axle/Gears: 3.73
Re: Will start, and then won't start..

Yea change the fuelfilter, get a clear one so u can see if theres any gunk going through, its only about 5$ at autozone or checkers.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 01:39 AM
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Re: Will start, and then won't start..

Possibly check timing.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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Re: Will start, and then won't start..

timing and gas filter are all okay...
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 06:46 AM
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Car: 88Fbird,88Formula,04 GP,04 Durango
Engine: LO3,L98,3800,HEMI
Transmission: 700r4, 4l60e, 545rfe
Re: Will start, and then won't start..

You may be getting moisture in the gas tank. Try some heet or stp, something that removes water. And if works but the problem keeps coming back change your gas cap. Also does your car have two filters. One inline and on in the carb.
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