No fuel in carburetor after it sets fo 3 days. Won’t start

Asked by Guru9ZDN25 Nov 25, 2020 at 12:21 PM about the 1978 Pontiac Firebird

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Replaced fuel pump,& choke cable linkage. Didn’t work.

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james answered 3 years ago

Sounds like it's time for a carburetor rebuild. The gasoline is leaking out of the float bowl. Do not replace it with an auto parts store rebuild!! Have the original carburetor rebuilt!! I learned that lesson the hard way with my 1970 Pontiac Catalina!! Hope that helps! Jim

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taver91 answered 3 years ago

Good advice! A shop to do this is still relatively easy to find in this world of fuel injection.

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