Q: Truck does not start after sitting for a couple hours it's acting like it's out of gas but with a full tank i have to choke it off

asked by on September 16, 2017

Truck will not start after sitting more than two hours it's acting like it is out of gas but it has a full tank I have to choke it off by putting my hand over the carburetor as someone cranks the truck after that it runs fine until I park for more than two hours,I had the fuel pressure checked and it's fine also when you turn the key over you can here the full pump working fine My car has an automatic transmission.

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