Looks Good!
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Looks Good!
So, went out today to mess with the car a bit. spent a couple hours on it, still a no start. First I had to checking into the no cranking and as i thought it was a bad starter relay. Lucky for me i had an extra starter laying around. swapped them out and got it to crank but still no fire. Pulled a plug and it was clearly running juuuussst a bit rich. I was getting some popping out of the carb so i figured id check the rest of the ignition. took the distributor cap off and found that the rotor was not bolted down, and the screws were just getting tossed around in there! since i didn't have much to work with i put it back together, then checked the plug wires. One wire was disconnected from the plug and two were crossed. I cant believe this thing ran in the first place. put it all together and got ride of the backfires but still a no start. I guess ill try to source a new cap and rotor tomorrow, along with putting new plugs in. The carb needs some attention as well, but im thinking it did run and it should again before i start messing with it. after i get it running then i can start to figure out my trans problem...
Im starting to think im might be into this thing a bit too much the more i find wrong with it, but it is what it is now.
Im starting to think im might be into this thing a bit too much the more i find wrong with it, but it is what it is now.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2014
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From: Pensacola Florida
That's a first for me, seeing what happens when the rotor screws back out.
It's a nice looking car in good shape. Just be patient and work through the issues as they come.
Try some starting fluid to see if it fires off. If not then it's probably an ignition/electrical problem. If it does fire off then you have fuel delivery issue.
Even the Haines manual has a section on no start issues. It can guide you through some of the test procedures.
Good luck, hope you get her fired up and running with no major expenditures.
Rick
It's a nice looking car in good shape. Just be patient and work through the issues as they come.
Try some starting fluid to see if it fires off. If not then it's probably an ignition/electrical problem. If it does fire off then you have fuel delivery issue.
Even the Haines manual has a section on no start issues. It can guide you through some of the test procedures.
Good luck, hope you get her fired up and running with no major expenditures.
Rick
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Welp. Got it running. Wants to stumble off idle. But i havent changed the plugs yet.. It is smoking out if the breather though. And it has a noise that is either a main or valve train im not sure.
Thoughts?
http://youtu.be/KkRwB_njWlw
Thoughts?
http://youtu.be/KkRwB_njWlw
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man, 38 must be nice. Haven't gotten out to look at the car anymore. Went back to work this week and had OT on saturday. Also went back to school so had homework to do. Next nice weekend i have free is going to be be dedicated to getting my other car back together. A photographer from car craft is coming to take pictures soon and right now the diff is sitting on the floor in my basement.... Kinda need to get that back together!