The rebuild kit for the fuel pump was supposed to be a factory replacement not a racing one. So I don't know why it would put out that much pressure either. Im just glad that it does not smoke any more.

The pump was not electric. it was the one that came factory on the car. Right after i got the car the pump was leaking so I rebuilt it and that is why it has too much pressure.

I tried to adjust the screws and nothing made it run any better. i went and talked to a small engine repair man and he told me that i was getting too much pressure to the carburetor that is why it was overloading really bad. I went and put a gauge on the fuel line and it was reading between twenty five and thirty psi. That could be the problem. When I installed the regulator and got it cut down to about five psi it would sit there and idle forever. just as smooth as could be.

Thanks for the idea. I will try and adjust the screws.

I have done this just to make sure. It runs now but is overfueled when at an idle. I have driven it a little bit and when you go to accelerate it will chug a little bit like it is overfueled. I have run the adjusting screws on the carburetor in to where they are only three quarters out. I started at a turn and a half out because that is what the carburetor kit said to do.

The timing bolt on the distributor head is it opposite the bolt that is in the slot down next to the block or is it right underneath the top?

I have checked the timing with a light and it is within a couple of degrees.

Oh it did. Kind of irritating because that old mechanic found the problem so fast when i had tried to find it for a week. I just don't know if i should turn the distributor to another tooth or not since it ran on that tooth previously.

Thanks for the good ideas. Asked an old mechanic to come take a look and he figured it out after twenty minutes. The spark plugs were autolite and instead of sparking across the electrode it was firing between the porcelain and the case of the plug. Put champion j8 plugs in and fired on the first try. Still having problems getting it to idle smoothly. I have checked the timing with a timing light and it needs to be slowed down but cant get the distributor to turn that far. I know that all I have to do is twist it and get the next tooth. I just don't know if i should since at one point the car ran smooth. What do you guys think? Since the car has ran smooth i have rebuilt the carburetor and the fuel pump. I don't know if that will have anything to do with it not idling correctly.

checked the battery with a voltmeter and it was down to about three amps recharged it and tried again to start it. Still won't fire. Rechecked the points. Still won't run.

the battery could be the problem because it has set for a couple weeks and i have been trying to start it quite a bit. There is fuel going down the throat of the carb because you can look down the throat and watch fuel squirt into the intake. All good ideas will check the battery thing.