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Well my Demon is doing something new. Now that it is in the 20's and freezing every other day, the car sits for longer periods of time. But every other day I go and start her up and let her get warm.
I didnt start the car for about 11 days, and the fuel bowls were completly dry. A few cranks and they were full again, and the car lit right up.

So where the hell did all that fuel go? I know race fuel doesnt evaporate that fast....lol
I am guessing it leaked down the intake, and was pooled in motor.
So whats the fix for this?

it slowly seeps down thru the carb into the intake very common...it probably wasn't 100% dry but not enough to get into the motor to start it..... the rest of it in the lines drops back down into the tank slowly which cause dry lines so it takes the fuel pump a few cranks to repressurize the lines and fill the bowls back up..... very common on older cars...... newer fuel injected cars have a check valve that keeps the fuel from running back down the lines..... and fuel cant seep into the engine unless you've got stuck or leaky injectors

Thats what i figured, but out of the 3 other muscle cars we have around here, they have never done that. Then again they might have and i never really thought to much of it.

thanks a lot man

Originally Posted by 4speedTerror

..and the fuel bowls were completly dry.

My guess would be that you might have a small particle of dirt stuck in the needle and seat area of your carb or maybe the rubber is not making a proper seal. Try installing new ones.