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  1. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    I will post pictures on Wednesday - It's my "work from home" day.
  2. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    It must have been getting fuel from the tank because the engine was starved of fuel when the tank was attached. it's been up and down a few times now!
  3. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Two minutes maybe? It was humming nicely. There's only so much time I can leave it running as I live in a apartment block in Vancouver and the smell & smoke from the exhaust after a cold start has the neighbours slamming their balcony doors shut.
  4. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Interesting. The lines are literally *just* long enough for the tank to be hosed up whilst on the ground (the same length as they were before I removed the tank originally I must add). I can also freely wiggly the hoses with my hands if I reach up and around so no reason to believe they are kinked.
  5. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Ok apologies - pictures coming up!
  6. Challis350

    New Retrosounds radio won't even turn on? (also what is the grey wire?)

    Thanks all. The orange wire from the cigarette lighter worked perfectly when connected, and yes, I did blow a fuse in the process. Case closed.
  7. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Edit: No she doesn't. The tank is back up but now she is obviously starved of fuel again. So when the tank is on the floor, she runs beautifully. I then install the tank and she runs immediately afterwards (I suspect that it was just running on the fuel in the lines). This morning I go outside...
  8. Challis350

    New Retrosounds radio won't even turn on? (also what is the grey wire?)

    Hey guys I've got a 1986 GMC C2500 and i've got the corresponding Retrosounds radio. All the speakers are in and i've attached the relevant wires to the speaker harness provided. My problem is with the power harness. On the retrosounds power harness I have black (ground), Yellow (12v...
  9. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Good morning everyone. SHE RUNS AND SHE SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL!!!! All I did was replace sender and put in new hoses. Started after fairly limited persuasion actually. I suspect it was just kinked hoses in the end. Thank you all so much for the advice! What a great start to the weekend, and the...
  10. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Hey I haven't made any further progress since my last post as I'm working and it's dark by the time I get home. I'll be back on it Saturday (with some fresh questions probably!) But I've kept the tank down as I am going to be comprehensive about this and replace the sender unit and the hoses...
  11. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Thanks Frank/Jeremy. So i'd remove the section just before the fuel filter right? and I'm guessing if this test fails then the fuel pump is a primary suspect? All very confusing given i haven't touched any of them.
  12. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    ah ok i better get the battery charged up - thanks
  13. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    *I should note that i have very minimal mechanical knowledge. Everything I know about engines i've learnt by watching youtube videos*. OK mini update. "Worked from home" today but spent 2 hours just fiddling. First thing to note is that when I pump the gas puddle, no fuel is going into the...
  14. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Yup going to do all of this this weekend. Thanks for coming back and posting.
  15. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    OK so the problem appears to be getting worse. I can't start the truck now so this all points to fuel starvation. Looks like it's another cold weekend under this truck!
  16. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    I've seen this suggested on other posts. I've stolen a bottle of compressed air from the office and will give this a go tonight!
  17. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    How can this be if I am able to redline the engine? Surely the engine is getting the fuel it needs?
  18. Challis350

    Fuel only gets to engine when tank is out of the vehicle

    Hi all. I have a 1986 GMC C2500 with a 350 & Quadrajet carb. Was running perfectly before i started work on it. I changed the fuel tank over the weekend as the old one had become rusty and was leaking fuel. What i thought would be a one day job took three as the mounts and the tank straps were...
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