[C2] Engine won’t start
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From: Cumming GA
Engine won’t start
‘65
Shipped the instrument cluster off for restoration last winter and finally got everything put back together. Engine hasn’t run in ~9 months. Engine tries to crank but just never fully starts. Just looking for any general tips/ideas that I can check out. Not a mechanic by any means, but I ‘know just enough to be dangerous’
Thanks!
Battery is fully charged
Put fuel conditioner in the tank prior to last winter
Have tried spraying starter fluid in carb while cranking
Shipped the instrument cluster off for restoration last winter and finally got everything put back together. Engine hasn’t run in ~9 months. Engine tries to crank but just never fully starts. Just looking for any general tips/ideas that I can check out. Not a mechanic by any means, but I ‘know just enough to be dangerous’
Thanks!
Battery is fully charged
Put fuel conditioner in the tank prior to last winter
Have tried spraying starter fluid in carb while cranking
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Asheville NC
Hi Ike,
Does the engine crank over but the car won't start or is it a cranking problem?
If a Won't start problem:
I would pull a few plugs and check for dry or wet?
Dry: needs some fuel added down the carb and crank some more
Wet - pull all the plugs - dry them out, check gap, install and hold the gas pedal down to the floor while cranking
Phil
Does the engine crank over but the car won't start or is it a cranking problem?
If a Won't start problem:
I would pull a few plugs and check for dry or wet?
Dry: needs some fuel added down the carb and crank some more
Wet - pull all the plugs - dry them out, check gap, install and hold the gas pedal down to the floor while cranking
Phil
Last edited by 856666; Aug 4, 2019 at 02:09 PM.
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From: Kannapolis NC
I would either connect a jumper wire from the positive on the battery to the positive on the coil and give it a try, or I'd measure to see if it has 12 volts on the positive on the coil when key is in the crank position
Last edited by 65GGvert; Aug 4, 2019 at 02:09 PM.
