Thread: my engine swap

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Hey Barb,
I had forgotten that the guy that got it mounted also lit it off with some gas down the carb. Tech's got the right approach - no reason for the spark to be gone if all you did was haul it home. You've proven fuel pressure to the carb, so you might want to look into the venturi and open the throttle once to see if you get a good strong double shot of gas from the accelerator pump. If not then you have to assume that your needle & seat is not opening - again Tech's sharp rap with a hammer handle may be the fix.

Regarding burning your hair off with a shot of starting fluid (ether), no one with half a brain is going to spray ether while cranking, much less while cranking and leaning over the carb. Anyone who does probably deserves the singed eyebrows

hay barb I got thinking and went back to when you started this thread its more than 9 mo. maybe the phony obama gas has gone bad you might want to check.....ted

thought about that too ted. the mechanic filled it up with fresh gas. have not gotten to it today as it is 105 with the heat index here. and on a all black car it is just too hot to do anything until the sun starts to set.

Don't be gettin' all girly on us now Barb, put on a wide brim straw hat and get with the program.....

think i know what the problem is. how do you wire a electric choke? my mechanic has it wired to where the ignition to the distributor is also wired. is that right? if not how do i wire it?

If its like the ones I've installed thats right. Is the choke open when your cranking... If its that hot there I wouldn't think it would be closed. Maybe for a second but not long.

i do not know charlie. i think that it is as i can smell gas. but i am doing this alone and really can not see what the carb is doing when i turn it over. i do know that when i crank it a little white smoke is coming out of the header if that is a sign of something. lord i am so lost trying to do this. it is so frustrating.

To check the electric choke you can run just turn on the ignition switch and see if it opens. it works on temp. not rpm. and like I said I don't think it would be closed with this heat. If it is you should be able to open it and put a screwdriver in to hold it open.... You may have it flooded....If that is the case Hold the throttle all the way open and put a screwdriver in the carb all the way down and let it sit for awhile to dry up the extra gas. Its frustrating here too trying to figure out the problem when I'm sure its somthing simple

thank you so much charlie. will try that tomorrow.

Barb, maybe I missed something, but wasn't that mechanic supposed to get it running and usable for you? What did he do, hand it back half finished for you to wrap up?

I agree with Steve, I would get him involved again.

Don

don i think now that is what he did. wish i could give it back to him but can not afford it.

disconnect the choke wire----

okay i will right now

took the choke wire loose. took a screwdriver and whacked the side of the carb. just had enough juice in my battery to turn her over one time. she fired up. woo hoo. scared me so much that i instantly turned her off. now have to wait for hubby to come home this afternoon to jump my battery to try again. BUT SHE DID FIRE. i am so, so gratfull to you all for the help. will make a video of it running this afternoon. WOO HOO.

Good news Barb, the rest is all down hill now.