What went wrong?, it was running great and then not at all Options

[Type 47]

so we put the original 62k engine back in that had not had the distributor removed. Adjusted the valves (again after we put about 10 miles on it) we rebuilt the Webbers and it fired up. We did some timing and tweaking on the carbs.

It ran OK but a little shy of perfect. I replaced the wires and it seemed to improve it but idled a little high around 1,200.

My son came over to work on it the next day, but I wasn't home. All of a sudden, it won't even run.

we swapped distributers (both 009's) with the parts car, then swapped points (adjusted to 0.016). no improvement.

tested spark to all four cylinders. I seems like it's really out of timing but we didn't change it much. (except for the fact that we took the distributor out)

my son says we have spark, too much fuel, and not enough air.

What do we do next?????

[nditiz1]

Yes please retract your post (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Just so we are clear, there are at least 2 ways to set the full advance timing with a timing light at 3500rpm. As the OP did it with the gun having no digital advance OR set to 0 you should see the mark of 27 degrees on the wheel or one you have placed on the wheel (follow the guide on how to create).

The second way is to set your gun to 27 and line it up to the 0 mark on the pulley, both ways will get you the full advance.

He is working with a 009 which has no vac cannister on it. It is crude but works. Be sure to plug any open vac ports on the carbs that could introduce additional unwanted air. The SVDA is one of the best cheap distros you can have with your dual carb setup.