Engine turns over, but will not start!
- Thread starter Danz66ss
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This is an old post. so I'm sorry for resurrecting it.
Car has been running, but I havent started it in like two weeks. Should have a full tank of gas. Just changed all three belts the other day (A/C, PS and Alt). Did not change anything else.
Went to test it out, spins over and doesn't start.
Sprayed starter fluid in carb, still nothing.
Checked spark at the dizzy, looks good (Inline light tester). Only thing I didn't do was place the inline tester on the plugs, but I figure. if its sending power at the dizzy it would be going to the plugs. Hooked it up on at least two different plug connections.
I honestly don't know what else to check. It hasn't been touched otherwise.
One thing of note is that the negative from battery is connected to the steel alt mount for ground That connection seems pretty warm, after trying to start it.
Thoughts? Turns over strong. I dont get it.
Car has been running, but I havent started it in like two weeks. Should have a full tank of gas. Just changed all three belts the other day (A/C, PS and Alt). Did not change anything else.
Went to test it out, spins over and doesn't start.
Sprayed starter fluid in carb, still nothing.
Checked spark at the dizzy, looks good (Inline light tester). Only thing I didn't do was place the inline tester on the plugs, but I figure. if its sending power at the dizzy it would be going to the plugs. Hooked it up on at least two different plug connections.
I honestly don't know what else to check. It hasn't been touched otherwise.
One thing of note is that the negative from battery is connected to the steel alt mount for ground That connection seems pretty warm, after trying to start it.
Thoughts? Turns over strong. I dont get it.
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Where is the negative battery terminal connected?
The Positive side of the battery should be connected to the starter/solenoid.
The Positive side of the battery should be connected to the starter/solenoid.
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Sorry, when I posted I wasnt paying attention, must have been the 105 temps
. It is attached to the Negative, of course the POS is to the POS on the starter,
Vettenick
Vettenick
- Jul 17, 2019
- 575
Have you verified that you have spark out of the coil when cranking?
I have spark out of the distributor. I will be doing more checks tomorrow. I ran out of energy to do all of the tests in this heat.
Vettenick
Vettenick
- Jul 17, 2019
- 575
If you have spark from the distributor, then it's either fuel or mechanical. Have you run a compression check?
Since there is an existing thread, why should I create a new one? That just makes the database even larger and makes it harder to search for answers? @admin team, Do I need to make a new thread??
I have not run a compression check. It was running fine a couple of weeks ago and has just sat. Could it still be fuel related, even if I'm spraying starter fluid in the carb and get a no start?
