Moring G.

yeah i have a complete 526 engine for that car

bobby..

i am leaning towards that...a distributor issue...with the worst timing chain as far as disassembly reassembly etc.
and i think thats what most of the guys think on this subject in the forum here..as i said earlier..the plugs were wet from the cranking and just a little black..(fuel a bit too rich.) but thats another minor issue. was gonna do it tonight in the garage...but she aint heated here in Michigan.lolol will keep all posted on progress. Good point on the condenser...have a couple of those (new ones) too

He says..I dont want that drivetrain or interior says its too 'old manish' ( yeah right..and he's 71)..he goes on..I just want that 3 window coupe body, fenders and hood. Oh yes modern mags sans pinstripping

I like the comment on ether and engine parts with lighting speed..lolo My Chev buddy next door always wanted to drop a big block into this puppy along with hurst shfter, dice dangling and a positraction rear end...LOLO oh yes..and moonglow metallic paint an explosion at 2am from my garage would be music to his ears..

will change points tommarrow, chek compression and spark plug fire.

on gas issue..i would suspect that also..however a couple of hits of ether. should have cause the engine to run breifly in any event

Hi Dan..

Put gas in this summer and it started fine..sooo I would have to assume..it is still fresh.

sandy

checked plugs..no carbon to speak of but fouled up from continous cranking. gaps are fine about .028 +/- recommended per book is .026 -.030 for the 6 cyc 115C

some good points so far..I do have another set of points, cap and rotor..so therefore dont have to do any on car filing

son has a compression testor..will see if Im getting spark from each plug after i check and clean them by grounding against the block as car is cranked.

Adju vavles a few years back running hot WITH the three wrenches and learning how to be a contorsionist. and of course liberally sprinkled once again with swearing that would make a paratrooper 'blush'

Pheww..hope its not timing chain..lot of swearing which Mama Dee is used to....hahah. She just runs and hides..lolo..Okay, if we eventually have to go that route, arent there two marks on the gears which must be lined up but to but so the valve timing is accurate..??