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Forum: Engines

06-01-2011, 07:05 PM

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5.7lt hard to start after a small run and 30min sit but still starts

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Posted By ss3964spd

"Choking" is the act of restricting the engines'...

"Choking" is the act of restricting the engines' ability to take in air. The choke mechanism does this when the engine is cold. Therefore, opening the throttle to WO is not choking the engine at all....

Forum: Engines

09-09-2010, 02:16 PM

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5.7lt hard to start after a small run and 30min sit but still starts

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Posted By ss3964spd

Ben, don't let anyone touch the carb until you've...

Ben, don't let anyone touch the carb until you've tried everything else. If trying to start it at WOT didn't work it seems to point away from the carb.

Did you check into the ignition system?...

Forum: Engines

09-09-2010, 01:09 PM

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5.7lt hard to start after a small run and 30min sit but still starts

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Posted By ss3964spd

Don't try it with some throttle Ben, try with ALL...

Don't try it with some throttle Ben, try with ALL throttle - IE; completely wide open. If the engine is getting "flooded" with gas then the gas to air ratio is way off and the spark plugs can't fire...

Forum: Engines

09-02-2010, 01:24 PM

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5.7lt hard to start after a small run and 30min sit but still starts

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Posted By ss3964spd

Given the symptoms you've described Ben, two...

Given the symptoms you've described Ben, two possabilities immediately come to mind.

1) It almost sounds like vapor lock, which happens when the gas in the fuel line from the fuel pump to the...

Forum: Engines

09-01-2010, 01:49 PM

Replies: 24

5.7lt hard to start after a small run and 30min sit but still starts

Views: 8,992

Posted By ss3964spd

Fatboy (sheeesh, difficult addressing you, what's...

Fatboy (sheeesh, difficult addressing you, what's your real name!),

Not sure where people come up with some of these ideas but I assure you that the hard re-start symptom is not a result of your...

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