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87 ram 50 not starting

Posted:
Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:09 am
by custom 50
so i decided today to spray some carb cleaner in the carb on the truck went to start it after and now it wont start turns over but wont start????
Re: 87 ram 50 not starting

Posted:
Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:34 pm
by wrngwae
did it start with the staring fluid?????? is there spark??????
Re: 87 ram 50 not starting

Posted:
Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:13 pm
by custom 50
yeah theres spark figuerd out for for some reason theres no fuel comin into the carb idk ill try again tommorow carbs dont like cold weather
Re: 87 ram 50 not starting

Posted:
Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:13 pm
by pennyman1
Put dry gas in tank - could have frozen fuel line with water in gas. Use Isopropyl drygas it mixes with gas and burns cleanly. Also check fuel filter for clogging.
Re: 87 ram 50 not starting

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Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:19 am
by wrngwae
could also be your mechanical fuel pump too.
Re: 87 ram 50 not starting

Posted:
Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:35 am
by custom 50
so when i was takin the spark plugs out found out one of the damn things had been cross threaded so had to get that out then fix the threads luckly without gettin any shavings in the motor put it all back together and it started up?? lol who knows? its runnin good now though