No gas???

[Gordon Claunch]

I finally got to try and start my car last night, I poured 5 gallons of gas into the tank, a little in the carb and lo and behold she fired right up, unfortunately it quit as soon as the carb went dry, I kept putting a little gas in the carbuerator and it would fire and run out, do I need to prime the lines?? if so what is the best way to do this?? everything is brand new and it is a mechanical fuel pump any tips and tricks are gratefully appreciated!!!

Thanks,

[Dsprint2000]

Seems that it shouldn't take too long before the gas gets to the carb. Well..... it never took too long when I ran out with my Cougar. You may want to hook on a long piece of fuel line before the carb and run it into your gas jug, then turn over the engine till you have gas pee-ing into the jug. That way you know you have gas. If this does not happen after a few seconds, I'd start thinking about checking that fuel pump out.

David and his .02 worth

[HighPlainsDrifter]

Gordon,
I would prime carb by removing the fuel line from carb and then use a short 5" line to carb inlet and a small funnel to put 1/2 a cup of gas into carb and use the funnel to prime the fuel pump by pouring 1/10th cup down the fuel line to the pump. Re-attatch fuel line to carb and fire it up, it should run for 2 minutes on the gas in the carb and be enough to get the fuel pump going. You gotta love the sound when it's 1st fired!
Perry.

[WestCoastBill]

Gordon, in case you haven't. Consider what you may be doing as far as breaking in a new cam properly (you said everything is new). I've found it's very important to make sure everything is ready to go before firing up a new motor in order to insure proper break in procedures can be followed. Also dumping gas down a carb can result in to much gas on the cylinder walls. Not good for any motor. Last thing to consider is all that gas combined with incorrect timing, a tight valve, a misplaced plug wire, and/or most likely no air cleaner can build a "not so nice" fire. These are all things I've experienced in my youth and if not news to you hopefully someone else might benefit. Have fun, be safe, not always in that order though. Bill

[Back in Black]

Just enough gas to get it started, two tablespoons at a time, and don't forget to use the choke and close the butterfly since it's cold now. Don't just sit there are crank the motor and put gas in it, as this can cause piston ring damage. If it won't fire up and stay running, something is wrong. My way would be to have someone to dribble a small amount in the carb when you start it...make sure they wear a full face motorcycle helmet, nomex gloves at minimum, and only have a small amount of gas (1/2 cup or so) in their bottle or pouring container.
I am actually really leery about starting a newly rebuilt motor with my own timing and such, because of this. Maybe it's why I wanted my cobra to be a turnkey, this time I want everything just right, no disappointments

[Gordon Claunch]

Hey thanks for the advice guy's, I got her going, it was a plugged hard line just out of the tank engine had already been run in and dynoed at the builders, so everything was cool there, started right up and ran great, thanks again!!!!