Originally Posted by cruzinquick
I don't know enough about the mechanics of this car yet, but they changed the fuel pump outside the tank. It's my understanding that the one inside the tank is a one piece unit with the tank. That's is what was explained to me. Specifically that it was the one outside of the tank. I would try a different shop. Shawn your problem is exactly what I was experiencing. Mine must have been worst, because of the gas odor that mine had. It had to do with the initial pressurizing of the fuel system. It has to be tested after the car has sat for a long while. Once it starts it's already pressurized. After the initial cranking, the car must sit again then test it. Hope this helps.
Cruzinquick
Mine has never had the smell...but it does make sense that if I let it sit and lose pressure in the system, it wont fire right away.
However, after sitting overnight, it has no trouble starting. This is only an issue after being driven, then sits for 10-30 mins, then it has an issue. What I am thinking is the computer/fuel systems primes the car differently when the car is 'cold', compared to when it is warm. When the car has sat for 10-30 mins, the car is still at operating temperature and the fuel system's process for priming the car may differ compared to how it primes the car when the engine is cold. Just a thought. Closed loop/open loop stuff...
The ONLY thing I notice after the car has sat over night is the car will sometimes 'stumble' a bit upon start up. I attribute this to it being 'cold', and it smoothes itself out very quickly.
The car seems to perform just fine...plenty of power. But I've seen hand-crank-started Model 'A's start faster than this thing, which is a shame! Even worse, it doesn't do it all the time...
SQ