cranking a long time before starting

[old_blue]

Thought I would share my experience with everyone. 88 notch would crank and crank and crank before struggling to start. The fuel pump was obviously getting louder too. I just put in a new walbro 255 fuel pump and now I can barely hear the pump prime and it starts right away. This is great as now I have a good fuel pump for future mods. Hope this helps someone else.

 

[jasonlesher123]

FUEL PUMP

PUT FUEL PRESSURE GAGE ON AND TURN THE KEY TO ON POSITION TURN IT BACK OFF THEN MONITOR THE GAGE FOR PRESSURE DROP. A COUPLE POUNDS A MIN. IS NORMAL BUT IF IT DROPS RIGHT AWAY OR 10 lbs A MIN THE FUEL PUMP IS THE PROBLEM.

 

[old_blue]

ALso had an issue with power loss at higher RPMS. the new pump solved that too.

 

[302GTS]

old_blue, just wanted to say THANK YOU for creating this thread. My car's been acting up lately, including long, drawn out starts, and also occasional power loss at high RPM's. I've cleaned every sensor I could, checked timing, even tried lowering it, and nothing's worked. Planning on purchasing a Walbro 255 within the next week. If this works out, I owe ya one!