Justwondering
Well-Known Member
Back story:
The 87 fifth avenue hasn't been run in about a month.
I just finished the last cotter pin on the inner tierods, outer tierods, and idler arm.
Took about 12 times of pumping the pedal in sets of 3 and trying to start it.
Battery is fully charged. Seemed like it was just struggling to get gas from the tank up to the carb.
Once it did start, it did seem like it ran fine.
(Note, the gas pedal seemed like it was sitting much higher before the first push on it. After that, it was noticeable closer to the floor.)
Drove up to the gate (1/4 mile),
stopped
opened gate
pulled through and stopped
closed gate
drove out to highway and 3 miles down the road.
Stopped
changed drivers
drove back down the highway 3 miles
stopped at gate
opened gate
pulled through - engine died
started right up and pulled forward a bit farther
closed gate
drove 1/4 mile to house
turned off car.
Sat for about 30 to 40 seconds and tried starting the car and it started just fine.
Did not have the a/c on when driving.
Seemed like once the rpms got a little slower it died.
What do I look for?
The 87 fifth avenue hasn't been run in about a month.
I just finished the last cotter pin on the inner tierods, outer tierods, and idler arm.
Took about 12 times of pumping the pedal in sets of 3 and trying to start it.
Battery is fully charged. Seemed like it was just struggling to get gas from the tank up to the carb.
Once it did start, it did seem like it ran fine.
(Note, the gas pedal seemed like it was sitting much higher before the first push on it. After that, it was noticeable closer to the floor.)
Drove up to the gate (1/4 mile),
stopped
opened gate
pulled through and stopped
closed gate
drove out to highway and 3 miles down the road.
Stopped
changed drivers
drove back down the highway 3 miles
stopped at gate
opened gate
pulled through - engine died
started right up and pulled forward a bit farther
closed gate
drove 1/4 mile to house
turned off car.
Sat for about 30 to 40 seconds and tried starting the car and it started just fine.
Did not have the a/c on when driving.
Seemed like once the rpms got a little slower it died.
What do I look for?