Pumping the gas pedal does absolutely nothing if you've still got the
Stromberg carbs on it. The only way to flood the engine while
cranking it is for a float valve to stick open or be unable to shut
against fuel pump pressure.
lstein6@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> so i tried pumping the gas just a
> little. that did not help. i tried pumping the gas more. that did not help.
> i tried pumping with choke. that did not help. it eventually started by
> holding the gas pedal to the floor and using no choke. it took a real lot of
> cranking. i did not smell any gas. i don't think i flooded it. i am
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