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Originally Posted by ScubaChief60
I relearned... that it helps to pump the accelerator pedal three or four times prior to cranking. I recalled in the old days I had to do this with my 1965 Buick Skylark and read that in a post on this site a few years back and on then recalled having to do that in the old pre-fuel injection days. Give that a try as well.
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it's because most carbureted cars BITD had an accelerator pump built into the carb. like the ones on these cars, that pumped extra raw gasoline right down the barrel of the carb when the gas pedal was pumped. not all carbs used such a thing though.
bad news is that also permitted the flooding of the engine with little effort if applied with too much enthusiasm.
