I officially finished putting my engine back in!, and it won't start =\ |
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I officially finished putting my engine back in!, and it won't start =\ |
buhs914 |
Jan 13 2010, 01:34 AM
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Not So Newbie Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 16-June 09 From: Buckeye, AZ Member No.: 10,478 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Well i took the engine out around 4-5 months ago to clean it up and fix a couple oil leaks. A couple weeks later i ran out of work and money and had been searching for a job since. I recieved a decent amount of money during Christmas and New Years and used most of it to finish my car. I get it all hooked up and about 95% road worthy and it doesn't start. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) The starter spins and the engine gets gas but it doesn't even seem to try to start. I redid almost 100% of the ignition system about a year ago so most of the parts are newish. I checked the coil for a spark and it has one, but when i get to the cap I only get a spark on 1 out of 4 or sometimes no spark at all. So i checked to see if the points were working properly and noticed that the wire that goes from the points to the condenser was fried. I don't know how that happened because i'm 100% sure everything is hooked up right. I quadruple checked to make sure. Any ideas guys?
P.S. I need this car going before Friday so quick help would me much appreciated. Thanks! |
rnellums |
Jan 14 2010, 11:47 PM
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Professional Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 1,646 Joined: 26-November 09 From: Littleton, CO Member No.: 11,072 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
It sounds to me like maybe the timing is off or a vaccum leak, I had the manifold gaskets on my single carb setup blow out when I ran that, made it really hard to get the right amount of fuel to the cylinders. Also my single carb tended to only give gas to two cylinders. Of course Dual carbs tend to be $$ but it made a huge difference for me. No chance of excess fuel pressure I suppose?
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