Mooing, Burping, just not startin, Rambler - UPDATE
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Mooing, Burping, just not startin, Rambler - UPDATE



An update:

Ok, set the key to START, pulled the wire from the coil to the distributor, put a plug on it, and using the manual remote starter, i got spark. Ok, reset the coil wire, pulled the number one wire, put plug on it, held it to block, i get spark.

For giggles and since im getting good at it, I put my finger over Cyl1 hole, cranked till it got burped off, manually moved the block to TDC, reset timing on distributor (it was pretty much on already). Put everything back in place, get in car, crank, wrr wrr wrr POOF, wrr wrr wrr POOF. Im backfiring out the carb (smoke). Hmm.

So I did a compression test on all cylinders, the first number is the inital jump to point, the second number is where it jumps to when it continues to crank.

Cylinder 1: 80/100
Cylinder 2: 80/100
Cylinder 3: 85/100
Cylinder 4: 100/120
Cylinder 5: 100/120
Cylinder 6 100/110

Those numbers dont look so bad to me, no?

I did a continuity check. Hooked up idiot light to the POS battery, turned key to START, get light ON at Pos Coil. Get light ON at distributor body.

So.. everything seems to be in the right place, right timing, right connection... but I still wont start (and get backfire out of carb when i try to start by Key.)

Anything else I should try?

Thanks!

What is new:
Plugs, Plug Wires, Coil (Flamethrower coil I had, new), Distributor (with
Pertronix Elec Ignition conversion), Battery, Battery Cables, Starter. The
car is a 65 Rambler with a 232 6cyl Auto


So.. the entire ignition is pretty much new except for the main wiring
harness.

The car DID run, although badly, before i did everything. Last week I did
most of that stuff, and when I tried to start the car, it would turn over
but not run for long and the carb would spew/cough out fuel. The general
consensus was "your 180 degrees off". Ok. Cool. Lets work with that.






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