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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 09:25 AM
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Yet another won't start thread?

so now the car wont start! killed the battery, changed it, changed the plugs... nothing! it sounds diferent now, when its trying to turnover, its like one solid noise.... if that makes any sense... i dont understd its been running great!!!!!
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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You flooded it, which causes you to lose compression (hence the weird sound). To get it started again, just grab a can of Seafoam and dump a couple of ounces down the small barrels of the carb. She should fire right up after that...



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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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but i hadnt tried to start her for the whole weekend! could it still be flooded?
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 10:29 AM
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You may not be getting fuel either. I've had that happen with my FB with clogged jets. I would deflood it, clean the plugs, a little seafoam and it still sounded like it had no compression. Realised I wasn;t getting fuel thru the jets. Sprayed the **** out of them with carb cleaner and it slowly started to try and turn over. Then it finally started and ran fine after that
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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ensure that you are getting adequate gas to the carb and are getting adequate spark. when you pulled the plugs originally how did they look? were they gas soaked or full of carbon or white...?
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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***it sounds diferent now, when its trying to turnover, its like one solid noise...***

Being I work from the begining I'll ask a question. Is the starter engaging the flywheel & rotating the motor? Or is the starter just whurling without engaging the flywheel?
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by David Dewhurst
***it sounds diferent now, when its trying to turnover, its like one solid noise...***

Being I work from the begining I'll ask a question. Is the starter engaging the flywheel & rotating the motor? Or is the starter just whurling without engaging the flywheel?
i thought that as well..... but i ran to the store.. bought rotor and cap, and a coil.... well came back got the car to start... but still only leading.. but at least it started... the distributor cap had a huge crack that i didnt notice...
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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is your tach working? tach runs off of the trailing ignition.
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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tach is not working thats why i know im running only leading..
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