May be in over my head?
So I'm 2 weeks into my new used 65 barracuda. I've gotten it fired up but only for as long as it will burn the starter fluid. A second or two. It wouldn't suck any fuel up. I pulled the old tank, sender and fuel filter and replaced this weekend. I had already done the oil filter, oil, plugs coolant. Again fired up but not sucking fuel. A buddy was over who is slightly better at this than me and said 90% of the time its carb not fuel pump. It run slightly longer and we realized the water pump is leaking. I pulled the radiator and pump and it looked pretty bad inside. Would love some expert opinion if this is a problem, or it's what a 50 year old car looks like. Any advise would be great. Slant 6 225 with a bbs carb.
So I'm 2 weeks into my new used 65 barracuda. I've gotten it fired up but only for as long as it will burn the starter fluid. A second or two. It wouldn't suck any fuel up. I pulled the old tank, sender and fuel filter and replaced this weekend. I had already done the oil filter, oil, plugs coolant. Again fired up but not sucking fuel. A buddy was over who is slightly better at this than me and said 90% of the time its carb not fuel pump. It run slightly longer and we realized the water pump is leaking. I pulled the radiator and pump and it looked pretty bad inside. Would love some expert opinion if this is a problem, or it's what a 50 year old car looks like. Any advise would be great. Slant 6 225 with a bbs carb.