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Mountain Dew · 03-02-2023, 06:05 PM

My 46' Super De Luxe fires off in less that one revolution when I hit the starter button.......usually. If she sits for 4 or 5 days I have to put a little gas in the carburetor to get it to start. Sometimes I can see the low fuel level in the sediment bowl. If I drive around and shut the warm engine down, and let it cool, she turns over a few revolutions before she fires off. If I start it periodically and let the warm engine cool down slowly she fires off in less that one revolution and will start that way cold. It's like the fuel is cooking off from the carburetor or it's losing its prime. I see no fuel leaks. I'm not sure when she started doing this but the fuel pump has been replaced and so has the flexible fuel line. Do I have a carburetor issue or a fuel pump issue?

03-02-2023, 06:05 PM	#1
Mountain Dew Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Newport, NC Posts: 200	Carburetor or Fuel Pump Issue My 46' Super De Luxe fires off in less that one revolution when I hit the starter button.......usually. If she sits for 4 or 5 days I have to put a little gas in the carburetor to get it to start. Sometimes I can see the low fuel level in the sediment bowl. If I drive around and shut the warm engine down, and let it cool, she turns over a few revolutions before she fires off. If I start it periodically and let the warm engine cool down slowly she fires off in less that one revolution and will start that way cold. It's like the fuel is cooking off from the carburetor or it's losing its prime. I see no fuel leaks. I'm not sure when she started doing this but the fuel pump has been replaced and so has the flexible fuel line. Do I have a carburetor issue or a fuel pump issue?