bmessina
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- Joined
- Nov 22, 2003
- Location
- Peoria, IL
1969 145S with Dual SUs, B18 overbored to 2.0L, later 140 ignition (no points).
Car is now barely starting and won't stay running. It's raining right now so I can't work on it, so thought I'd look to the brain trust for ideas.
Started the car up to run some errands, all systems normal. I drive the car frequently. Got gas, and it would barely start afterwards. When it did start, it ran like crap. Like it wasn't on all cylinders or something, and would eventually backfire out the carbs and die
Things I have checked/tested/replaced:
Gas smells like gas, station didn't have diesel anyway
Swapped out fuel pump with known good, checked the bowls and they both have fuel
Swapped out coil with known good
Quick visual on carbs/intake for vacuum leaks
Things I plan to check:
Spark strength and timing
More in-depth vacuum leak check
Overall it definitely seems to be getting fuel, has to be some kind of timing issue but I'm not sure what kind of failure could pop up so suddenly.
Car is now barely starting and won't stay running. It's raining right now so I can't work on it, so thought I'd look to the brain trust for ideas.
Started the car up to run some errands, all systems normal. I drive the car frequently. Got gas, and it would barely start afterwards. When it did start, it ran like crap. Like it wasn't on all cylinders or something, and would eventually backfire out the carbs and die
Things I have checked/tested/replaced:
Gas smells like gas, station didn't have diesel anyway
Swapped out fuel pump with known good, checked the bowls and they both have fuel
Swapped out coil with known good
Quick visual on carbs/intake for vacuum leaks
Things I plan to check:
Spark strength and timing
More in-depth vacuum leak check
Overall it definitely seems to be getting fuel, has to be some kind of timing issue but I'm not sure what kind of failure could pop up so suddenly.