First time posting here......I recently have noticed that it cranks for a really long time before starting. After warming up, it starts very quickly. I will add that the temps here have been teens to 20s during the days and single digits to teens at night. I'm not sure if this is normal for a throttle body or if there is something to be adjusted or a sensor going bad. This is the first winter I have had it so I'm not sure what to expect. I have a lot of experience working on cars, but this is my first 350 w/ throttle body.

Thanks,

 

Nope. There are like 18 threads on the same issue most posted in the last 4 days. You have a dying fuel pump. Electric fuel pump mounted in the tank.

 

Well, problem got worse and decided that eventually I would find out what the issue was. Two days ago, it was raining and I could not get it to kick at all. I used starting ether to try to get it to kick and nothing. I got to thinking later that day that maybe I have an ignition issue. I had already changed the plugs a few weeks ago and it seemed to help performance wise, but not for the starts. The plugs were worn bad. I remember in the old days having trouble starting cars with cracked distributors when it was raining out. I had remembered having difficulty the last time it rained as well. I figured it was time for new wires, distributor cap, and coil anyway. When I pulled the plug from the coil, the plug on the distributor fell off. It wasn't even connected anymore and must have been arcing. Once I got everything changed out, the engine starts normal again, but I noticed a huge improvement in performance. Wow. Hasn't run this good since I got it!

 

Posting a follow up....after a week of better driving, I noticed that at higher rpms it didn't have the power it should. I decided to change the fuel filter which was a good thing since there was a lot of black colored gas that came out on the inlet end indicating a clogged or dirty filter. This ended up solving the high rpm issue. So yesterday my wife brings it home running terrible and barely drivable, so I just give up and decide to do the fuel pump. Four hours later, I am finished and start the Burb, however, same problem exists. Decided to check out the carburetor and found that a fire started and melted the connectors. I will post this in a new thread.

Anyway, I have gone through and replaced the distributor cap, wires, coil, fuel filter and pump. I can lay rubber now. Not sure if I really needed the fuel pump, but it was 18 years old and maybe would have gone soon anyway......

 

Hope you got an OEM fuel pump as there's been a lot of early failures of aftermarket brands reported here.