Well, the saga continues. After my starter problems were fixed
(missing bearing in the rear of the starter--I have been missing the
cap for years, and the bearing fell out), the car won't start. Not
even a cough. I installed new plugs, put in an electronic ignition
(Pertronix), timed it, and get a blue, but not very intense, spark.
The coil resistance is right, about 3 ohms, so I don't think that is
the problem, although it does seem to get hot, which I am surprised at.
So, it looks like the plugs are sparking at the right time. I once
had gapped the plugs at .032" instead of .025" and had a lot of trouble
getting it to run properly, but it still ran.
OK, so I figure it is the fuel system. One nice thing about these cars
is that there are only two systems to go wrong. Gas is getting to the
carbs, and I set the jets at the nominal two and a half turns down.
One was pretty close to that and the other was way off. I should
mention that this car was running fine until last weekend when I took
it for a run and it stared missing. It would be nice if it ran that
poorly now. Anyhow, I am now at a loss of what to try. I even sprayed
some starter (ether) into the carbs but the engine didn't fire. Now
that has never happened before either. In years past, and I haven't
had to use ether for several years, it has fired right up. So, back to
check the plugs, but they still look ok. Anyone have another idea?
Thanks.
-Jesse
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