My 1970 FJ40 (1975 F2 with '84 carb) won't start and it looks like I have a fuel feed problem. It ran fine in the fall when I bough it. I put it in the garage for a winter layup. On my list was to change the fuel filters. It still had the old glass bowl filter with a plastic in-line filter behind it. It also had two metal NAPA filters in the fuel lines in the undercarriage (I have dual tanks). I removed the in-line filter and changed the two metal filters in November. The truck was not started since then. I went to start it yesterday and it would turn over but not start no matter how many time I pumped the gas and set the choke. Using carb cleaner/starter fluid would allow it to start briefly. The glass fuel filter bowl is full. I looked at the sight glass on the carb and there is no fuel showing. This seems to be pretty common after an FJ sits for a while. Pumping the gas doesn't seem to bring any fuel to the carb. I pulled the fuel feed line off the carb and it was dry. I used a squirt bottle to fill the line but I still can't seem to get any fuel into the float bowl.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
- Could I have lost prime to the fuel pump by changing the filters? If so, how do I prime it?
- Is there a easy way to fill the float bowl manually?
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.