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Engine - no start on hill? 120-130 1968

posted by  jjai on  Tue May 27 08:15 CST 2008
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I often park on a steep hill, and I've had the same problem in the past. After repeatedly cursing the carbs and scratching my head, I realized two days ago that it's because I never keep my tank full. I suspect that, because the fuel pickup is in the front of the tank, with <1/4 tank of gas, there's not enough fuel to reach the inlet.

Without changing anything, I rolled the car to a level spot, and it started right up. Then I filled the tank (half full was enough), parked it back on the hill, and it started fine.

Not sure if this is your problem, but it worked for me.
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