Re: Starting trouble help needed.

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The ignition coil may be failing after warmed up. Check for power at the 
coil with the key on. Accelerator pump may not work and with the choke open, 
no gas goes down when you pump it. Old gas can cause a poor starting 
condition. Fuel pump inlet valve can clog up with crud from the tank, which 
causes no fuel pressure (I always run an extra inline filter before the fuel 
pump. The see-thru kind so you can tell what's in it. It's amazing what I 
have found in the tanks of cars after I buy them!)



From: fljab@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Starting trouble help needed.
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On May 17, 2005 John Rosa wrote:


> The car started up fine when cold, with it's usual tendency
> to stall 'til a minute or two has passed. Toying with the
> pedal is enough to keep her running those first couple of
> minutes.
>
> I drove it for about 10 minutes when I stopped at a store to
> grab a drink. When I came out, the car cranked, but did not
> fire up.

Will it restart after sitting until cold again?


 > A bit of starter fluid spray was no help.

Not a fuel problem then most likely
>
> After it was towed home, I swapped the fuel filter, plugs,
> points and condenser, but the issue remains unchanged.
>
I have two thoughts.  I see several have answered with good advice.  If it 
starts again after sitting until dead cold (and it doesn't sound that way as 
you mentioned you changed those parts above), then it brings to mine having 
the valve train adjusted too tight.  Have you worked on that at all?

If electrical, it should take some troubleshooting to see where you're 
losing power.  Isolate between the ignition switch and the ignition box, 
then coil and so on until you find where it's not getting juice to spark it. 
Or pull the plug, ground it and crank while watching spark and if not, 
backtrack.

Sounds easy, yes?!  Electrical "gremlins" can be frustrating, and I'm not 
saying I'm an expert, but I just follow simple rules of separating the 
system to isolate the problem.  See if that works for you.  You can usually 
figure it out to someplace where there's power going in, but none out...

Just a suggestion.

Jim Boone

Mims, FL