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Dleslie212 · 05-17-2020, 09:59 PM

Hello all. 77 10 here with a 350 and Edelbrock carb. My truck doesn’t get a ton of use, and often sits for a week or two at a time without being started. This morning, I added a mechanical oil pressure gauge and when I went to start it up to check the gauge, it took forever to start. I ended up killing the battery and having to charge it, and then finally got it to start. Once running, it files fine. Carb was rebuilt about two months ago.

I’m thinking that swapping from mechanical to electric fuel pump would help. Any thoughts?

05-17-2020, 09:59 PM	#1
Dleslie212 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Scottsdale Arizona Posts: 114	Converting from mechanical to electric fuel pump Hello all. 77 10 here with a 350 and Edelbrock carb. My truck doesn’t get a ton of use, and often sits for a week or two at a time without being started. This morning, I added a mechanical oil pressure gauge and when I went to start it up to check the gauge, it took forever to start. I ended up killing the battery and having to charge it, and then finally got it to start. Once running, it files fine. Carb was rebuilt about two months ago. I’m thinking that swapping from mechanical to electric fuel pump would help. Any thoughts?