ENGINE GURUS - First Spring Engine Start - Sum Ting Wong

[DAVID GAGNARD]

[quote=wtm442;824455]After replacing plugs, if you still have problem, take off the dizzy cap and wipe the inside so its clean and dry. Maybe some moisture inside. Then start engine inside garage with all lights off and cover any windows ... any sparks jumping from the wires?[/QU

zacctly, I've found with MSD distributors, the contacts on the inside of the cap corrode quickly and easily when left sitting for long peroids.....take off the cap and hit each connection with a small wire brush as well as the rotor, blow dry the inside of the cap and try it again...........at night...........

David

[jhv48]

If that were the case, he wouldn't have spark at the spark plug. Which he says he does.

Start with the simple things first. Weed out the variable (additive) and go from there. If you get spark to the plugs (and no one has screwed around with the firing order) then it's a fuel problem.

It's always something simple!

How much Sta-bil did you add? One ounce for 2 1/2 gallons of fuel is recommended.

[Terry Stapley]

I added a 6 ounce container of Stabil into the 18 gallon tank!!

2.5 oz per gallon X 6 oz = 15 gallons treated!!

[jhv48]

Check the firing order and make sure no one tampered with the spark plug wires and routed them to the wrong cylinders.

I'm betting someone put something in the tank that doesn't burn.

Do you have kids? Was the car covered completely? Drain the tank and see what comes out.

Kids have been know to "feed daddy's horses some sugar".

[Terry Stapley]

The only kid still living in my house is me!! At least that is what my wife says!!
I did recheck the firing order last night also!!
I will do a little more digging this evening!!

[Jac Mac]

Check your intake bolts - carb base bolts - bowl screws etc. They may have dried out/shrunk over the winter enough to create a low vac conditon / oil from valley etc or cause your PV's to stay open at low speeds.
Should clarify the shrinkage thing a bit- what really happens in a cold climate is the alloy parts shrink-allowing the bolts that retain them to relax there torque values.

Jac Mac

[wtm442]

Originally Posted by Jac Mac

Should clarify the shrinkage thing a bit ....
Jac Mac

Boy, are you leaving yourself wide open for a comment