So I've been trying to troubleshoot the last few days but my knowledge isn't the best but I'm learning quickly and thought I'd reach out and see if anyone could point me in the right direction. Thinking it is some sort of fuel delivery issue but not sure and have been looking through some older threads to come up with a solution.
I have a carbureted V8 302 with a C4 transmission about a year old gas tank and fairly new fuel pump. The other day I was driving down and out of nowhere the engine just cut out in the middle of the road. Luckily was able to start it back up after a few tries and then parked to take a look under the hood. Everything seemed fine and started back up again and was thinking maybe I had bad gas in the auxiliary tank or something but wasn't sure and drove a little longer without problems. Next day driving again for about 15 min and dies again at a red light. Couldn't get it started back up and had to get towed back to my house.
Checked out the distributor cap and rotor(only 3 months old) and there was a little bit of burning but not much corrosion. Tested battery voltage and seemed fine. Checked fuel lines to see if there was any cracks or leaks and didn't see any. Pulled air filter to see if I was getting fuel in the carb and seemed okay. And after letting it sit for an hour or so and sanding the distributor cap and rotor a little bit it started up again fine. An hour or so later without driving it, it wouldn't start again. Replaced fuel filter and started up fine and seemed to have a little bit more power when I was driving so I figured that was the culprit. Drove for an hour, stopped and restarted it a few times and everything seemed fine. Brought it back in the garage and 15 min later wouldn't start again and still hasn't the rest of the night. Pulled the gas cap to see if I could hear air being sucked and nothing.
I was thinking it maybe had something to do with the fuel lines getting hot because it started after it cooled down a bit but I'm really not sure what to check next or where to go from here. Anyone got any ideas? Maybe the starter? Or just not getting enough fuel? Not completely sure how to test my fuel lines besides checking visually. I also loaned up a compression tester and picked up a new distributor cap and rotor but maybe I am just going in the wrong direction.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated and let me know if any pictures would be helpful too. Thanks in advance.
I have a carbureted V8 302 with a C4 transmission about a year old gas tank and fairly new fuel pump. The other day I was driving down and out of nowhere the engine just cut out in the middle of the road. Luckily was able to start it back up after a few tries and then parked to take a look under the hood. Everything seemed fine and started back up again and was thinking maybe I had bad gas in the auxiliary tank or something but wasn't sure and drove a little longer without problems. Next day driving again for about 15 min and dies again at a red light. Couldn't get it started back up and had to get towed back to my house.
Checked out the distributor cap and rotor(only 3 months old) and there was a little bit of burning but not much corrosion. Tested battery voltage and seemed fine. Checked fuel lines to see if there was any cracks or leaks and didn't see any. Pulled air filter to see if I was getting fuel in the carb and seemed okay. And after letting it sit for an hour or so and sanding the distributor cap and rotor a little bit it started up again fine. An hour or so later without driving it, it wouldn't start again. Replaced fuel filter and started up fine and seemed to have a little bit more power when I was driving so I figured that was the culprit. Drove for an hour, stopped and restarted it a few times and everything seemed fine. Brought it back in the garage and 15 min later wouldn't start again and still hasn't the rest of the night. Pulled the gas cap to see if I could hear air being sucked and nothing.
I was thinking it maybe had something to do with the fuel lines getting hot because it started after it cooled down a bit but I'm really not sure what to check next or where to go from here. Anyone got any ideas? Maybe the starter? Or just not getting enough fuel? Not completely sure how to test my fuel lines besides checking visually. I also loaned up a compression tester and picked up a new distributor cap and rotor but maybe I am just going in the wrong direction.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated and let me know if any pictures would be helpful too. Thanks in advance.