SOoo.... N00B guy here again... with issues... Car: 1975 I6 Maverick... Problem: unknown. Symptoms: Engine WONT FIRE UP! So heres what happens... i get in car, annoying buzzing noise goes off indicating door is open. get inside, put in key, can hear car trying to fire up... no avail... several times... no avail.... so i know this isn't really that good for the car, but i noticed my additional fuel filter was dry, so i put some fuel in the carb, turned key, WHOOM fired up... but stopped... fuel line, still dry... what does this mean? D: please help.
What Don said. Go to the inside fenderwell(driver front)and follow the metal gas line,along the frame.Disconnect the rubber line,and set it off to the side.hook up another pc.of rubber gas line,and drop it into a gallon of gas.Prime the carb,and fire it up.Might take a few attempts,but if the pump is pumping it should run on it's own.Then just replace the rubber line coming from the tank to the metal line.If it doesn't run on it's own after a few minutes,replace the pump. Hope this helps.
What is this "additional" fuel filter? I'd think that the more filters you've got on the supply side, the more chances and restrictions you'll have to deal with. My 73 with a straight six 200 has one clear plastic filter on the fuel line located at the carb. When the screen starts losing it's shiny finish I change it out. I'd start somewhere around that thought since it's the least expensive gamble. As Don said, next move downstream would be fuel pump. Disconnect the fuel line before the filter and crank the engine to see if fuel is being delivered. Make sure and capture the fuel somehow so you don't have gasoline all over the place. Fuel pumps are a pretty easy fix expecially on inlines.
Not to overlook the obvious, do you have fuel in the tank? someone stole the gas out of my car a couple of years ago. It caused all kinds of havoc til I figured that out.
my first guess is out of gas. if you have gas then you need to trace the fuel lines and see where the gas stops flowing at.
Aye checking the tank is a sure fire bet... i had put 20 bucks in the mav, parked her, next day woudln't fire, no fuel, replaced pump... and still nothing... then it then i realized.... NO FUEL..... now to just get that gauge working... lol! It wouldn't be a bad idea to go ahead and take a look under the car as well, check the fuel lines and make sure they are still solid... buddy's 73' torino had a fuel line rot out, small pinholes can cause the mech pumps to not suck the gas from the tank too
