77 c-10 dying

[eamims]

Hey guys, my 77 Bonanza! c-10 350 has been dying. Recently I didn't drive it for about 2 weeks and the day I tried to start it, I tapped the pedal once as I always do, and it spun for a sec and turned over. I gave a little gas and it ran for about 2-3 seconds. I tried starting again (giving no gas) and it wouldn't turn over...tried this about 5 times. I went inside and came back out 5 minutes later and tried again. This time it spun for about 3-4 seconds and turned over with a vengence, only to cut right out. I repeated this (waiting 5 mintues and trying again) and it did the same everytime. Then finally I got a friend to watch the inline filter..It started right up and everything was fine..He said fuel burst through right when it started and was flowing fine. I drove the truck all day with no problems.

OK, so today I go out (it's in the low 40s today) and the same thing is going on. I mean the exact same thing! I can literally wait a few minutes and it will turn over and cut right out. The if I try again it will just try and try to no avail.

Any ideas? When it actually does start-up, it runs nice and smooth, so I don't think it's fire related..but who knows?