Hello,
I was quite pleased with the answer the last time I asked a a question, so I’m back again
with a different question for a different vehicle. The questions are below.
The vehicle;
1984 Dodge 250 custom van with approx. 85,000 miles on it. It is a 360 cubic inch engine with a 4 barrel “Rochester Quadrajet” carburator.
The problem;
It was my dad’s Van( now mine) and has sat around unused for many years now. Even when he did use it (infrequently), he often had problems with starting it; as it stopped soon after. He therefore had a new carburator installed. Before I try and start it, I would like to know what I should do generally after a vehicle has sat this long, but also specifically to eliminate the old gas that has been in the Tank, fuel line, and the float tank of the carburator for many years.
Can you make suggestions with regard to this?
I have charged the battery, and siphoned the gas from the fuel tank (is there any way to make this 90 liters of gas useful again?) and I plan on disconnecting the fuel line at the carburatior to have the fuel pump discharge the line fuel into a waste container, but I didn’t want to start the engine as the fuel in the float tank of the carburator should also be drained, shouldn’t it?
Is there a plug in the carburator for this purpose?
I would appreciate any information/pictures that you could reference / attach or provide.
Thanks,
Chris
[email protected]
I was quite pleased with the answer the last time I asked a a question, so I’m back again
with a different question for a different vehicle. The questions are below.
The vehicle;
1984 Dodge 250 custom van with approx. 85,000 miles on it. It is a 360 cubic inch engine with a 4 barrel “Rochester Quadrajet” carburator.
The problem;
It was my dad’s Van( now mine) and has sat around unused for many years now. Even when he did use it (infrequently), he often had problems with starting it; as it stopped soon after. He therefore had a new carburator installed. Before I try and start it, I would like to know what I should do generally after a vehicle has sat this long, but also specifically to eliminate the old gas that has been in the Tank, fuel line, and the float tank of the carburator for many years.
Can you make suggestions with regard to this?
I have charged the battery, and siphoned the gas from the fuel tank (is there any way to make this 90 liters of gas useful again?) and I plan on disconnecting the fuel line at the carburatior to have the fuel pump discharge the line fuel into a waste container, but I didn’t want to start the engine as the fuel in the float tank of the carburator should also be drained, shouldn’t it?
Is there a plug in the carburator for this purpose?
I would appreciate any information/pictures that you could reference / attach or provide.
Thanks,
Chris
[email protected]
Apr 12, 2011 at 11:28 PM