Sounds like vapor lock. Do you have rubber fuel line?
From: chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net [mailto:chevelle-list-boun...@chevelles.net] On Behalf Of harkema...@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 8:22 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: [Chevelle-list] fuel problem what could be the possible cause on a 350 chev engine after sitting over night the car will not start, it cranks and cranks and i can pump the heck out of it to no avail, i need to pour a small amount of fuel down the carb, than it will start and run just fine. if it sits a few hours it will start fine on its own. has to be like 8 or more hours. thanks Harlan