No fuel getting to carburator - 1991 Oldsmobile Silhouette

Clogged fuel filter or bad fuel pump or fuel pump electrical. When you get in the car and turn the key to on put not all the way to start do you hear the whirl of the fuel pump? Is there a fuel pump inertia switch?

When you replaced the fuel pump did you check to see if fuel was pumped from the tank? If you are, then check the fuel filter. If you aren't getting fuel then you might have the fuel pump installed wrong or the fuel line is blocked somehow.

If you smell fuel in your carburator I would check to see if you are getting spark to the plugs.

You can take starter fluid and spray into carburator and see if motor fires, if it does you may have a fuel pump problem.
Hope this helps you!

yes the fuel filter needs to be replaced in a regular basis. it is locaded in de carburator,all need isto remove the fuel line from carburator and the fitting in between the line and carburator thats where the filter is.

Is your vehicle carburated or fuel injected? You don't have both, and solutions to these very different types of fuel systems vary greatly.

Check all of the fuel lines very carefully for breaks or cracks in the fuel lines, especially between the fuel tank and the fuel pump.

If the fuel lines are all in good condition then you can safely assume that the problem is in the fuel pump and you will need to replace it. (If the fuel pump is in really bad shape the engine oil on the end of the engine oil dip-stick will smell like fuel)

hi,seem you have problem in fuel or ignition system,try to start 3 to 4 times,remove your spake plug,determine if fuel or ignition is missing,if your plug is wet of fuel,look your ignition system,if no fuel is present,try to check your filter ,fuel line,fuel pump if working,ty

Make sure your tank is clean of debris. Could be the diaphram on the arm of carburator cover is not openening causing the carburator to freeze up and shut off. Make sure heat is getting to the carburator.

have you primed the gas convertor?

there is a button on the side of it

Hi There,

If your car was running good and suddently it became like this and getting then I think your car either having a carburator or fuel injection problem. If it is a carburator I sugess go to shop for carburator cleaning and check for leakage, if it is a fuel injection then replaced fuel filter and one of the fuel injection cleaning stuff in gas tank for cleaning those fuel injection......

KK