All original 83 GT 5.0, with the original 4180 carb. The car does not get cranked or driven but about every two weeks. You have to spin it over about 3-4 seconds two times before it will fire up. I checked the accelerator pump before I tried starting it, hit the throttle a couple of times and no fuel coming out of the squirter, also pushed down on the accelerator pump arm and no fuel from the squirter. After spinning the engine over, I it get fuel from the squirter and it finally fires up and runs perfect.
It acts like the fuel bowl is empty, but I have not seen any fuel leaking from the carb, looked at the fuel bowl screw gaskets, fuel bowl gaskets and the accelerator pump, but I do not see any leaks.
I have not pulled the fuel bowl sight plugs out before starting engine to see if there is fuel in the bowl or not.
Any thoughts or suggestions, something I have not thought about?
thanks,
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