Charles,
One trick to try is to hold your hands over the carb intakes while
you have someone crank the engine. You should feel a strong suction.
This will normally clear any blockage in the jets as the vacuum from the
engine will suck the fuel thru the carbs. If you have no vacuum at the
carbs look for a major air leak around the intake or some other problem
causing the lack of vacuum. Fuel is not pumped into the jets it is drawn
in by venturi vacuum. If the engine fires and starts slowly remove your
hands letting in more and more air.
Hope this helps.
Peter S.
Charlotte NC
"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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