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79underconstruction · 03-29-2007, 05:17 PM

hey guys so one day my turkc jus up n stopped idleing.. someone told me it could be the EGR valve... but then i was lookin under the hood and on what i think is my fuel pump... there is gas leaking out of there.. then i told someone that the gas was leaking from there and thye said that might be why it isnt idleing cuz the carb isnt getting enough gas? has anyone had this problem or know what it is caused from? i am going to by a new fuel pump but while im at the autopart store i will pick up an egr valve as well at the same time if that is what the idle problem is..

sbc406c10 · 03-29-2007, 05:34 PM

i would buy a new fuel pump and hose like you said and start from there, if its leaking on the inside of the fuel pump too then most likely you have gas in your oil, so i would check that too and go from there.

79underconstruction · 03-29-2007, 05:40 PM

yea i checked my oil n i smelled it and it wasnt any thinner than ol should be well i use 20W 50 but it didnt smell like gas or anything..

**old Rusty C10** · 03-29-2007, 06:33 PM

if the oil doesnt smell like gas and its not thin nor is it over filled then i wouldnt worry about the oil but id bet a dollar the fuel pump is your problem make sure you set the new pump right in the motor so that the cam lobe works with it

lurch115 · 03-29-2007, 08:26 PM

i'd bet its your fuel pump...cause if it is leaking that means that there is also a drop in fuel pressure going to the carb. and that means it is that much harder to get gas up to it....mechanical fuel pumps are cheap....like 10 or 15 bucks around here....i'd give that a shot and see what happens.....that and while your at it buy a new fuel filter and put it in too...

Hoods69BadBowTie · 03-29-2007, 11:14 PM

Yeah fuel pumps are like 15 $ for the mechanical ones. I would buy a new one and a filter (2 $) while your at it and change both out and go from there.

Srubydo1986 · 03-29-2007, 11:36 PM

YOu asked if some has had this problem before. And yes i have it was in my chevelle tho I just replaced the fuel pump and all was good again. Hope replacing your pump works just as well.

79underconstruction · 03-30-2007, 03:50 PM

alright cool guys thanks for all the help.. i went to autozone yesterday n bought a new pump n filter and im all good too go now.. thanks once again!
dana

P.S. Hey Scruby what misc.. parts do u have?? just wondering i might have some interest in some..

03-29-2007, 05:17 PM	#1
79underconstruction Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: california Posts: 74	Hey Guys question bout the idle hey guys so one day my turkc jus up n stopped idleing.. someone told me it could be the EGR valve... but then i was lookin under the hood and on what i think is my fuel pump... there is gas leaking out of there.. then i told someone that the gas was leaking from there and thye said that might be why it isnt idleing cuz the carb isnt getting enough gas? has anyone had this problem or know what it is caused from? i am going to by a new fuel pump but while im at the autopart store i will pick up an egr valve as well at the same time if that is what the idle problem is..

03-29-2007, 05:34 PM	#2
sbc406c10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississippi/Georgia Posts: 32	Re: Hey Guys question bout the idle i would buy a new fuel pump and hose like you said and start from there, if its leaking on the inside of the fuel pump too then most likely you have gas in your oil, so i would check that too and go from there.

03-29-2007, 05:40 PM	#3
79underconstruction Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: california Posts: 74	Re: Hey Guys question bout the idle yea i checked my oil n i smelled it and it wasnt any thinner than ol should be well i use 20W 50 but it didnt smell like gas or anything..

03-29-2007, 06:33 PM	#4
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	Re: Hey Guys question bout the idle if the oil doesnt smell like gas and its not thin nor is it over filled then i wouldnt worry about the oil but id bet a dollar the fuel pump is your problem make sure you set the new pump right in the motor so that the cam lobe works with it __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

03-29-2007, 08:26 PM	#5
lurch115 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: iowa Posts: 722	Re: Hey Guys question bout the idle i'd bet its your fuel pump...cause if it is leaking that means that there is also a drop in fuel pressure going to the carb. and that means it is that much harder to get gas up to it....mechanical fuel pumps are cheap....like 10 or 15 bucks around here....i'd give that a shot and see what happens.....that and while your at it buy a new fuel filter and put it in too... __________________ "Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you carry the wall with you." '84 chevy half ton short box 2wd, 67,000 actual miles '03 chevy 1500 HD crew cab 4x4 standard box, 6.0L

03-29-2007, 11:14 PM	#6
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Re: Hey Guys question bout the idle Yeah fuel pumps are like 15 $ for the mechanical ones. I would buy a new one and a filter (2 $) while your at it and change both out and go from there. __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

03-29-2007, 11:36 PM	#7
Srubydo1986 The Crazy Machanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nokesville Va Posts: 1,437	Re: Hey Guys question bout the idle YOu asked if some has had this problem before. And yes i have it was in my chevelle tho I just replaced the fuel pump and all was good again. Hope replacing your pump works just as well. __________________ 1986 Sliverado longbed 400 small block mean as hell, 700r4 trans (5 speed coming one day) 1970 chevelle 2dr sedan Latest update June 24 2007. *1957 4 door stationwagon - pink all original needing a good restore (body great, floors bad) newest additions 1965 shortbed fleet great granddads. Been told im nuts to bring it back from the dead (still going to happen) plans-all stock with a turbo 292 inline 3 speed column shift. and thats it big block 427 and 5 speed trans and ford 9 inch theyhave no home yet thinking what to put them in and a 79 c60 trash truck um no idea i have one

03-30-2007, 03:50 PM	#8
79underconstruction Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: california Posts: 74	Re: Hey Guys question bout the idle alright cool guys thanks for all the help.. i went to autozone yesterday n bought a new pump n filter and im all good too go now.. thanks once again! dana P.S. Hey Scruby what misc.. parts do u have?? just wondering i might have some interest in some.. Last edited by 79underconstruction; 03-30-2007 at 03:51 PM.



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