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Update: 440 starts and dies	Chuck	8-7-06
I shined a flashlight down the carb. When I opened the secondary I could see about 1/16" to maybe 1/8" of gas. It just goes vrooom and dies, all in about 1 second. It does backfire and/or spit gas up the carb upon repeated trying to start it. I had the coil, ignition control module checked, all spark plugs have good spark. The guy at Autozone says it is probably not the intake manifold if it won't run even if I use starting fluid. My 440 spits up starting fluid ! Rich suggested a carb problem. My book says carb or intake manifold. My carb is old so I think I will have the carb professionally rebuilt unless I read something else I should check. Thanks ! Chuck from Sacramento
Re: Update: 440 starts and dies	DoDad	8-7-06
Mine is doing the same thing, I can pour gas into the carb and get it to start but then it will die. The fuel pump and filter are fairly new so I decided a rebuild on the carb is next. I bought the kit but have not worked on it because of the heat wave. I will let you know when I get it done and if it solves my problem or not. I solved this problem last year by replacing the pump, filter and leaking fuel line. If the carb rebuild does not fix it this time then I may have to drop the tanks to replace more fuel line.
Re: Update: 440 starts and dies	Bobby	10-6-06
Sometimes Carbs perculate after getting old They dump fuel down the intake and flood Other times a timing issues can cause this or maybe a plug wire bad or backwards. One other issue is vapor locking. Take off the gas cap and try it. If you have headers (Cheap) try putting alcothes pin on the fuel line Hot headers will vapor lock a fuel line. I had a dodge Pu that the resitor used to cause me problems to Try jumping around it to see if the vehicle keeps runny I did and I replaced the resitor Mine was on the fender well near fire wall.
Re: Update: 440 starts and dies	Chuck	8-7-06
Thanks DoDad. I have new fuel lines, clean gas tank, new gas, the fuel pump fills up an 8oz cup with just a couple of pumps.
Re: Update: 440 starts and dies	mike e	8-7-06
After it dies does it have good strong spark, BLUE. ????
Re: Update: 440 starts and dies	mike e	8-7-06
Does you unit have ballest resister in the IGN circuit.Lots of those Mopars had problems of it going open.Don't think it was in the circuit during start and cranking,but reduced voltage after it started running.Was a usually white square looking ceramic resister sometimes mounted at near top of firewall.2 tabs with wires hooked to it. May not be your problem but easy to check,just jumper a new one across it and see if it keeps running. MIKE
	My feedback	Neo	8-2-07

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