Damian,
My vote would be that you've clogged up the fuel filter.
I don't have enough experience to comment on the "filling
the carb" technique but I do have experience with the "run
out of gas and clog your filter, doh!!" technique. Generally
a problem on older cars, with tanks full of crud.
Good Luck,
Livio Passera
Toronto, Canada
73 Berlina
77 Spider
----- Original Message ----- >
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 01:35:02 -0700
From: Damian Magista <magista@domain.elided>
Subject: Berlina No Start
So I'm leaving to head home from the movies this evening my Berlina
ran
out of gas. No biggy...I called AAA and had them bring me some fuel. I
tried turning it over again but it just wouldn't start. It would turn
over but not start. I pulled the plugs to see if they were dry and
getting spark. They were both. I let the car sit for a while and tried
again. Same thing. No start. I ended up just having it towed home.
I'm thinking the perhaps because I let it run out of fuel it dredged
up
some crud from the bottom of the gas tank and clogged the filter or
line. Or I have heard that you have to put some fuel in the carb or
something like that?
Am I on the correct path with either of the above or should I be
looking at something else? Seems like it's just not getting fuel. I
can
also hear the fuel pump working so I'm assuming it's not that.
Thanks,
Damian
'70 Berlina 1750
magista@domain.elided
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