There may be a fuel valve below the tank. It may be shut off. You could also disconnect fuel line under tank and see if gas flows. I had rust or gunk plugging fuel line at bottom of tank. I blew some compressed air to open it.
Be a bit careful because there may be a wire-screen filter where the fuel line connects to the tank. Lowell - Grandpa's 1941 Chevy 3/4 ton Durham, NC --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, <corvallis@...> wrote: > > I would prime the pump by pouring some gas into the line that is near the > carb, back thru the filter and thru the mechanical fuel pump. Bill in > Oregon > > > > _____ > > From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tonydsny > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 6:27 AM > To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: 1948 Chevy Loadmaster/Boyer Fire Engine > Restoration. > > > > > > No joy in the starting. I got the battery, and, just for kicks, put a couple > of gallons in the tank. > > It turned over, but never really caught. There is a fuel filter before the > carb, and it was completely dry, so I think that there is a blockage in the > line. > > Busy today. Will try another approach tomorrow. > > Tony Seideman > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
