> On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> > Had another go at starting my MGB project car
> > today for the first time. It's a 1970 but the engine
> > is an 18V673Z which I beleive is around 74-ish.
> >
> > For some reason... it just won't start.
> >
> > Seem to have lots of spark. I switched distributors and
> > coils anyways, but there seems to be enough spark any time
> > I've tested it. If I have a plug on the block and crank it,
> > I see spark, and I can shoot a spark a half inch at least
> > when I open and close the points with a screwdriver.
> >
> > The firing order I am using is 1-3-4-2, as in the manual,
> > counting the radiator end as "plug 1".
> >
> > I have it statically timed to "about 7-8 BTDC". This puts
> > the #1 terminal on the distributor cap at about 2 o'clock. The
> > vacuum advance points just a little clockwise of straight up (ie: the
> > fine adjust for the timing is at the bottom left and spins
> > roughly flat to the ground like a record player.
> >
> > Seems to be lots of gas in the carb throats, if I raise the
> > needles they are wet with gas. As well, I have used enough quickstart
> > spray to launch a saturn V.
> >
> > During experimentation before I got to here, I was getting
> > backfires when I had the timing way off, so there is some
> > spark. However, when the timing and firing order have been
> > correct, it's never even kicked once when turning it over. Just
> > no life at all.
> >
> > The fuel is brand new, premium fuel, and the fuel pump seems
> > to be behaving.
> >
> > Could it simply be the cold? It's about -2C (30F) where I
> > am working. (semi-heated parking garage) Not seriously cold
> > by normal car standards but maybe MGBs are finnicky?
> >
> > What could make igniting fuel this hard? What could I have
> > missed here?
> >
> > How can I start this puppy up?
> >
> > --
> > Trevor Boicey
> > Ottawa, Canada
> > tboicey@brit.ca
> > http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> >
Checked the rotational direction of the distributor (anti-clockwise)?
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