Charles -
Don't use much gasoline for this. A tiny squirt will do. Rememeber
that you're merely trying to get confirmation that the thing will fire
if provided with gas, not get it running.
Trust me on this, a bunch of raw gas spread sbout and a backfire can
make for some WAY to interesting moments. Have a fire extinguisher
handy.
I don't recall what year sprite you have, if it's a 948cc engine, you
may simply not have fuel to the carbs yet (as I recall, the 948's had a
mechanical fuel pump with a little priming lever on the side).
Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
Brad Fornal wrote:
>
> Get a squirt bottle of some sort and feed fuel straight into the carbs and
>make
> certain it will start, if indeed it is fuel starved, before addressing a
>problem
> that may not be there. My .02
>
> "Charles D. Sorkin" wrote:
>
> > Good evening list:
> >
> > Well, I made some excellent progress on the Sprite this weekend. New fuel
> > pump, new starter solenoid, static timing accomplished. But it still won't
> > start. I'm getting spark at the plugs, and there is significant fuel
> > pressure at the inlet to the carbs. The starter motor is turning the engine
> > sufficiently fast enough.
> >
> > After quite a bit of cranking, I removed on of the spark plugs and noticed
> > that though there was some oil on it, it didn't appear to be wet with fuel,
> > so I suspect that the float bowls or carbs might be blocked somehow. How do
> > I address this? Since the car has sat idle for so long, will I need to
> > remove or rebuild the carbs? Can I blow compressed air through the fuel
> > line (carb intake) in an attempt to open it up?
> >
> > Also, how should the idle and choke be set if they appear to be way out of
> > whack? Screws all of the way in then turn a specific number of flats?
> >
> > Any recommendations about how I should proceed?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Charles
> > '74 Midget
> > '68 Sprite
> > cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> > Bloomfield, NJ
> > "How about we duck inside for a Hen?"
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