79' Chevy K10 struggles to start

Asked by AnmlMoth3r Sep 26, 2018 at 07:48 PM about the 1979 Chevrolet C/K 10 Cheyenne

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

It takes a good 10 pumps of the gas pedal to get my truck
to start. If it has been running, it will start immediately. The
longer it has been sitting unused, the longer it takes to turn
over and fire. Is this a fuel pump issue? Thank you!

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firebird338 answered 6 years ago

I would start with the simple things first like change air filter , fuel filter and clean carb with carburetor cleaner and add some to gas tank.

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AnmlMoth3r answered 6 years ago

So I replaced both the air filter and fuel filter, and ran some Sea Foam through the tank and the carburetor. Still no improvement here. :(

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