Just a couple of additions to this posting...
Michael D. Porter wrote:
> Then come back with a fresh battery, hook it up properly, and with the
> spark plugs removed, just see if it turns freely by bumping it over with
> the starter solenoid.
If this is a TR3, you can do this with the hand crank. Just this
spring we started a TR3 after most of a decade. It's was very very
slightly seized, but we were able to turn it over a few times with
the crank to work the oiled cylinders in a bit.
> If you get a burp or two, run a hose into a good gas can full of
> gasoline, attach the hose to the inlet of the fuel pump (folks, should
> this have a priming pump handle???), prime the pump to get fuel flowing,
> enough to fill the float bowls, and try starting and running.
Good idea to bypass the fuel system. We had to rebuild the whole
fuel system on that TR3 to get anything working. Even the fuel
that was in it was not flammable, after we got it to the carbs
again. Drain it out, you can drain it by hand with little
effort, just put the carb-end hose into a jerry can and pump
the fuel pump. Unless you have over 1/2 tank of gas, it's
faster and cleaner this way if the system is working.
Also, quick start is handy to get the engine running with
marginal fuel components and fuel. You can run the engine
without gasoline at all if you play fuel-injector with
it.
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