Bought a real a nice third gen yesterday, not a stock car in any sense though. 350 4Bbl (edelbrock) with the gas tank removed and smaller fuel tank ("fuel cell") added into the scrapped trunk.

Car ran great, shifted like a champ, and drove exceptionally well. Drove it all day, no over heating, the oil pressure stayed steady. Absolutely zero smoke on start-up, and no noticeable leaks. When I went to start it up every time before the incident, it only needed a single compression of the gas pedal for it to fire right up.

However at the end of the day I think I may have made a major newbie mistake. When I pulled into my friend's drive way (fairly sharp incline), it stalled out and wouldn't start.

Upon further inspection I ran the car damn near out of gas. After pushing it up the hill and parking it, I added acouple of more gallons to the tank and it started up but idled rough and died. After another try or two, I had to call it a night. Sadly, I won't have time to check on it for another acouple of days.

My ultimate question is, did I throw the carb out of wack by letting the fuel run so low? The car was running like an absolute champ before this, on the road hauling ***, and idling at a stop sign.

Like I said, complete newbie, and I expected to be branded as such...

(Also, all mechanical, no computer)

 

There is a good chance that you sucked a bunch of dirt/water off the bottom of the tank or loosened dirt in fuel line. Change the fuel filter in carb and if electric pump maybe there is a line filter.

 

first off get the car on a flat surface ( if you already havent) and get plenty of gas in the tank...if it still has problems it is likely the fuel filter is overly clogged or you got a piece of dirt stuck either in the needles of the carburetor or the jets...edelbrocks are harder to mess with..then holleys..and if your a newbie you might have to find someone who knows a little more about them in order to take it apart and clean it

 

The in Carb filter is at the fuel line connection. Remove the fuel line at the carb. The next hex looking piece about 7/8" houses the fuel filter. It is small the size of the end of your finger maybe 3/4" long. They plug really easy. Engine will usally idle but will die at some higher speed/load. People also have added a inline filters. Could be at the engine or any where back the fuel line to the tank. Also in the day of old, the mechanical fuel pump at the engine, pass side down by to the front of the motor mount, was replaced or boosted by added electric in line pump. This would be located close to the gas tank, follow the fuel line back to the tank to see what you got. Rotten or soft rubber fuel line anywhere can also be a pita. Little black chunks of rubber or varnish from old gas, will break loose and plug filters, jets, air bled holes, float needle and seat ect...

check fuel flow and pressure (3 psi) really low as compared to tbi or tpi.

Your car with fuel cell is not stock so think anything goes as to what else was added or changed.

Good luck.