Agresticish
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Can someone PLEASE HELP. I know very little about engines, and all of my recommendations have come from friends that have tried to help.
I have a 1973 Se3a Ray 200 with a Ford 460 Engine with a Holley Carb on it. For some reason the thing wont start. It ran fine all last year, and then it sat over the winter, and when I pulled it out, it would barely turn over. I replaced the battery, and it still would barely turn over, so I replaced the starter. Turns over great now, but wont start still.
It has good compression (ranging from 130 to 160), spark, and is definitely getting fuel. Our first thought was the spark was not hot enough, so I replaced the ignition module (per friends recommendation). Still nothing, so I swapped out the coil with another (used), and it didnt change anything.
For some reason, there is fuel misting/spraying up out of the carb, rather than down into the carb. If you put your hand over the hole, you can feel air pushing up out of the carb rather than being drawn down into it. I thought the carb could be the problem, so I bought a rebuild kit, thoroughly cleaned everything and rebuilt it. Same problem, still gas spraying up out of it when I turn it over.
Even tried giving it a shot of Starter fluid, and it wont start for even a second (guessing its because the starter fluid is just being spit back out of carb rather than down into engine), just turns over and over .
When I first started messing with it, I would get smoke coming up out of the carb, as if something was igniting, but now I am not even getting smoke, just turns over and over.
Also, someone mentioned that the new starter could be wired wrong/backward, and could be turning over the wrong way. Does anyone know which way it should be turning over? Right now, if I am facing the front of the motor where the harmonic balancer is, and the exhausts are facing out the rear, the engine is turning counter-clockwise.
If anyone could give me any recommendations, on what to try, or knows the solution, please let me know. I am clueless, frustrated, and my wife is getting pissed because I keep spending money, and am still not fixing the problem. If anyone would like to call me to ask questions, discuss further, or to walk me through things right over the phone, I would GREATLY appreciate it, and it would help make the whole process a lot quicker. Call me at (413)354-1014...ask for Jeremy.
If someone helps me solve the problem I will gladly pay $25 dollars or so through paypal, or even just regular mail. I know its not a lot, but all you have to do is talk...I am an honest person, and you will def be compensated. PLEASE HELP...LOSING FAITH IN MY FRIENDS....
(413)354-1014...ask for Jeremy
I have a 1973 Se3a Ray 200 with a Ford 460 Engine with a Holley Carb on it. For some reason the thing wont start. It ran fine all last year, and then it sat over the winter, and when I pulled it out, it would barely turn over. I replaced the battery, and it still would barely turn over, so I replaced the starter. Turns over great now, but wont start still.
It has good compression (ranging from 130 to 160), spark, and is definitely getting fuel. Our first thought was the spark was not hot enough, so I replaced the ignition module (per friends recommendation). Still nothing, so I swapped out the coil with another (used), and it didnt change anything.
For some reason, there is fuel misting/spraying up out of the carb, rather than down into the carb. If you put your hand over the hole, you can feel air pushing up out of the carb rather than being drawn down into it. I thought the carb could be the problem, so I bought a rebuild kit, thoroughly cleaned everything and rebuilt it. Same problem, still gas spraying up out of it when I turn it over.
Even tried giving it a shot of Starter fluid, and it wont start for even a second (guessing its because the starter fluid is just being spit back out of carb rather than down into engine), just turns over and over .
When I first started messing with it, I would get smoke coming up out of the carb, as if something was igniting, but now I am not even getting smoke, just turns over and over.
Also, someone mentioned that the new starter could be wired wrong/backward, and could be turning over the wrong way. Does anyone know which way it should be turning over? Right now, if I am facing the front of the motor where the harmonic balancer is, and the exhausts are facing out the rear, the engine is turning counter-clockwise.
If anyone could give me any recommendations, on what to try, or knows the solution, please let me know. I am clueless, frustrated, and my wife is getting pissed because I keep spending money, and am still not fixing the problem. If anyone would like to call me to ask questions, discuss further, or to walk me through things right over the phone, I would GREATLY appreciate it, and it would help make the whole process a lot quicker. Call me at (413)354-1014...ask for Jeremy.
If someone helps me solve the problem I will gladly pay $25 dollars or so through paypal, or even just regular mail. I know its not a lot, but all you have to do is talk...I am an honest person, and you will def be compensated. PLEASE HELP...LOSING FAITH IN MY FRIENDS....
(413)354-1014...ask for Jeremy