This is the continuing saga of the "mooing" and "carb spewing" 1965 Rambler American 232 auto.
What is new:
Plugs, Plug Wires, Coil (Flamethrower coil I had, new), Distributor (with Pertronix Elec Ignition conversion), Battery, Battery Cables, Starter
So.. the entire ignition is pretty much new except for the main wiring harness.
Last week I did most of that stuff, and when I tried to start the car, it wouldnt start and the carb would spew/cough out fuel. The general consensus was "your 180 degrees off". Ok. Cool. Lets work with that.
So pulled plug No1, stuck my finger in the hole, and wired a 'manual push button starter' so I could kick the engine to feel the "air fart" on Cylinder 1 to determine TDC. ((btw.. thanks for NOT telling me that my finger would be "sucked in" first! That scared the bejeezus outta me!)). I got the "fart", and then i manually turned the engine so it was at TDC. It did seems I was off 180, so i reinserted the distributer so i was pointing at Cyl1 at TDC. And i then redid all the plug wires (sequence) just to be safe.
Ok.. so now I should be golden! Tried to start it... Wrr Wrr Wrr.. Wrr Wrr Wrr... Hmm. Looking down the carb, I see the fuel spray when I pull the accell cable, so im getting fuel. And I tried some Starting Fluid to give it a kick. Still nothing. Wrr Wrr Wrr.
Hm.. So i think, let me see if i have spark. I pulled the Coil cable out of the distributor (still connected to coil) and held the end near the block to look for a spark. Using the Manual Push button starter jumper thingy.. Wrr Wrr Wrr Wrr.. no spark. So I now have no spark coming out of the coil (which would probably explain why it wont start.)
Was I correct in trying to determine spark this way? I would see a spark arc when I did this right? If so, how can i manual wire the coil to see if its the engine harness? Im guessing I connect the POS coil post to the....um.....to what?
I made a video of the "wrr wrr" You can see it here: (or listen) http://www.brianhagen.com/enginebay/nostart.mov
I also took several photos of the engine bay.. maybe you see something wrong that im missing?
http://www.brianhagen.com/enginebay/index.htm
Also for extra credit! Can anyone identify that carb? Its a Carter WCD, but i don't think its original since it has a lean burn system on front (which is the purple/red wire on the coil btw)
Thank you everyone for all your help Brian
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