Parks the rx on a hill, nose down. Got in this morning and the car reeked of gasoline. Wouldn't start. Carb full of gas. I got the car level, and carb is dry now but stilll won't start. Gonna pull the plugs and let it dry a little. ANy other suggestions? Does this happen if you park like this? Is something f'ed?

 

I never had that problem with mine, and at one time I parked on a hill all the time so I could pop the clutch to start it. I had a dead battery at the time or something, but never any problem like your having.

 

Sounds like your floats may be giving you some grief. Depending on the grade of the slope, they may have risen enough to let the fuel flood the carb.

 

pretty big slope. The plugs are soaked. Its on a road trip so I had to buy a ratchet and spark plug socket. Left without my tools, but it was just 2 hours away. ran well, but this is superuncool.

 

its flooded. Pour a cap full of regular engine oil in each of the primary barrels and handcrank. ATF?? I never use that crap.

 

Take all 4 plugs out, crank the engine for a bit to blow as much excess out as possible. While cranking, just keep the pedal on the floor, as this will assist in clearing as much excess out as possible. Clean the plugs and try it again.

 

I am completely away from tools. Ain't gonna be no hand cranking. unless you knows something I don't.

 

Already did that.
gonna put the plugs back in. Method for putting them in w/out a torque wrench? Hand tighten, 1/4 turn? 1/2 turn?

 

I'd say 1/2 turn after contact should do it. Just dump some MMO down the carb and start the bitch up!

 

Since the plugs have been installed once, and the sealing washers are already flattened. I suggest no more than a 1/4 turn with the ratchet after seating. I don't torque my plugs, after all these years, one gets a feel for it. Plugs rarely work themselves out, but I have seen it happen. If they are too loose, you may get compression leakage, but that is doubtful.

 

Its all good. Everything worked out fine. Never seen so much smoke in my life. Cleared up after a few and it made the 180 mile trip ome no problem. THanks for the help, fellas!

 

You can try taking out the fuel pump fuse before cranking. I don't have a diagram with me but I think it's on one of the four corners of the fuse box (on my '79 anyway). I think it's fuse number 10.

When the fuse is and the key is turned to ON in the ignition then you should be able to hear the clicking of the fuel pump near the rear left wheel.

Also the owner's manual says to deal with a flood put the choke in all the way, hold the gas pedal to the floor and crank, release the gas as soon as it starts.

I'm not sure if any of this will help with a float problem but I've used these methods for flooded engines when I was getting used to having the choke.