Re: car will not start

Posted by HH56 On 2012/11/12 20:22:34

Do you see gas squirting when you watch the carb throat while moving the accelerator? How about the smell of gas? If that is OK, one thing I have seen is if the air filter is filthy the car can flood since not enough air is getting thru. Since you said the back 4 appeared dry one other thing some have run into is the manifold rusted out below the carb. It might be worth lifting the carb off and see if you have any unexplained holes between intake and exhaust manifolds.

If your car is still 6v a common problem is the spark even though it might look good in the open. The starter draws the voltage down quite a bit and if the cables are too small or if the battery starts getting weak the problem occurs. While you might have a good spark outside when you look at it, once the wire is connected back to the plug and the cylinder is under compression there is not enough oomph to jump the gap.