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Originally Posted by Motorhead
Whoa whoa whoa,
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Reminds me of Yosmite Sam who shoots his horse after not stopping at his first command.
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...the carb should not be dry after sitting a couple days. If it is, the carburetor is leaking fuel while it sits. Fuel drainback in the fuel lines will NOT siphon fuel out of the carburetor. The fuel inlet on the carb is at the top of the bowl not the bottom, so it would only suck air as the fuel drains back, the bowl would stay full of fuel.
Try this: Start the car and idle for just a couple minutes, THEN let it sit for a couple days and try starting again. If the problem is gone, then the cause must be fuel boiling out when the engine is hot when parked (I think it's very unlikely it would boil all the fuel out). If it starts hard like usual, you have a leaky carb, it's probably bleeding all the fuel out into the intake while sitting parked.
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You have not come across fuel evaporation in carbureted cars yet?
Fuel will drain through the needle and seat if the seat is damaged or the float setting is incorrect.
To check for a carb leaking down (bad bowl plug or cracked housing), simply shine a lite down the carb throat soon after shutdown. If the plenum floor is wet or puddled, you have a leak-down.
This problem (evaporation) is very common on a LINC specific forum with AFB's.
