>Hello People,
>
>I'm a little bit embarrassed to say my '66 Midget will not fire, and I'm not
>having much luck fixing it. I must have brain fade, but I'd appreciate a few
>pointers.
>
>There is good gas in the tank. The fuel pump is pumping and fuel comes out
>into a container when the line to the carb is disconnected. When I
>disconnect the #1 cylinder wire and hold it about an eighth of an inch from
>the spark plug, I can see a spark jump each time that cylinder comes up on a
>power stroke. I have pulled this plug and it is perfectly clean and not wet,
>so I'm guessing it's not flooded.
>
>One odd think is that the fuel pump (a solid state Purolator job) keeps on
>pumping as if it's not getting up to pressure. As I said, it is pumping into
>a container, but I haven't measured the pressure.
>
>I looked inside the float bowls. There is a tiny, tiny bit of sediment in
>the bottom, but they seem fine. They are not overflowing.
>
>Finally, I tried spraying some starting fluid into the carbs while holding
>the butterflies open and still could not get ANY ignition. Not one
>sputter...
>
>The fact that the starting fluid is not igniting seems to be saying there is
>no spark, but the wire sparks to the plug, so where does that leave me? How
>much of a spark should I see?
>
>Last clue is that I'm a little bit suspicious of the two very light gauge
>wires inside the distributor. They seem pretty flimsy, but then again I'm
>getting sparks from the wire to the plug.
>
>PLEASE SUGGEST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, NO MATTER HOW OBVIOUS.
>
>(I made a point to post this during the day since a lot of you seem to do
>your e-mail during business hours when you probably should be working.)
>
>Thanks.
>
>Glen Wilson
>
To me it sounds like two possible problems. You should check your timing,
and take the bottom of the carb. off and make sure that the needle is not
stuck. I worked on a '63 B that ran terribly (like lost compression from a
blown head gasket) and all it turned out to be was a stuck needle on one of
the carbs.
hope this helps...
Chad
'72B
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