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Originally Posted by Tudie 36
1952 EAB in a 1940 sedan Rat Rod. I have always had an issue with hard starting after sitting a couple of weeks. Today I installed new gasket on the Ford 94 carb, at the bowl not the base, installed new vacuum advance/brake, filled bowl with fuel before sealing up, tightened sediment bowl, fires right up and runs with squirt from bottle but will not pull fuel to fill sediment bowl. Sorry if I’m not clear. Greg
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Just went thru this same scenario with a friends '40 P/U. Problem turned out to be a porous rubber fuel hose at the firewall where it attaches to the fuel pump. We found it was sucking air and not enough fuel to make it run. If you're not sure how old it is, try replacing it before you do anything else. Inexpensive part and easy to replace it. Might save you some grief.