82 T/A with 383 Stroker dies after 25 seconds
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Re: 82 T/A with 383 Stroker dies after 25 seconds
I think I'm losing fuel. I readjusted the timing, it has a new edelbrock carb that's been tuned, and a new distributor and cap. When you crank it it takes a few revolutions and then lights right up, runs like normal either idle or under load, then dies. It dies the same way every time. It doesn't have a choke.
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I think I'm losing fuel. I readjusted the timing, it has a new edelbrock carb that's been tuned, and a new distributor and cap. When you crank it it takes a few revolutions and then lights right up, runs like normal either idle or under load, then dies. It dies the same way every time. It doesn't have a choke.
I'm going out on a limb with this guess. If you need to crank it a bit long to start and then it only runs briefly, you're needing to crank it to fill the fuel bowl and the pump doesn't keep up afterwards. Possible lack of supply to the pump or from the pump. Pinched/clogged line? Weak/bad pump? Check fuel pressure to the carb.
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Car: 1988 Camaro
Engine: 355, 10.34:1, 249/252 @.050", IK200
Transmission: TH-400, 3500 stall 9.5" converter
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Re: 82 T/A with 383 Stroker dies after 25 seconds
It's a carb and no choke... Are you warming the thing up 1st. Like say crank it and hold throttle so it runs at 1200-1500 rpm for a min or two, rev it up a few times, etc...
Or are you just cranking it up, letting it idle then it dies?
It's gonna have to warm up, and RPM will have to be increased during that time (that's what a choke does).
If you are warming it up and it's dies out then you are not getting fuel to your engine.
Could be a dirty carb, clogged up filter or line, bad or weak fuel pump
Or are you just cranking it up, letting it idle then it dies?
It's gonna have to warm up, and RPM will have to be increased during that time (that's what a choke does).
If you are warming it up and it's dies out then you are not getting fuel to your engine.
Could be a dirty carb, clogged up filter or line, bad or weak fuel pump
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