See update in post #2

 

 

 

This car is driving me crazy, I swear its cursed!

 

I had it running decent, got like 150 miles out of it, then I THOUGHT the fuel pump died. Well I replaced the fuel pump today, the fuel filter and the 8-10 inches of fuel line between the filter and pump. The car then started just fine.

 

I ran the car around my parking lot, just as it was starting to warm up, it sputtered and died and wouldnt restart (just like it did the first time when some guy told me the fuel pump died)

 

So now the car is once again just sitting in the driveway.

 

Things to note/hints:

 

I took off the gas cap, the car still wouldnt start.

I took off the top of the air cleaner and I could get a little cloud of fuel vapor when I opened up the carb so I think I have fuel.

I dont have anyone here with me right now to play with the coil wire to see if it arcs but I belive it was getting a spark last time when it died.

I changed the 15A fuse for the ignition and it didnt help

When we checked the timing (vac line on) the timing didnt register on the flywheel. When we yanked the vac line it did (dont remember where)

 

I am going to try to go yank the line and see if it starts (hopefully)

 

I need this car fixed and gone, so fire away with ideas!

Well the car runs again :-\

 

I was going to mess with the vac line on the disty and while poking around I found a vac line that was pinched off due to it being too long. I shortened it up and crammed it back on and the car started. I ran it around the parking lot for a good 10 minutes this time turned it off a couple of times and it restarted!

 

So.... maybe its finally fixed.

 

It still has a kind of rough idle, but upping the idle to 1500 for now fixes that. Not the proper way, but at least its drivable in traffic and cruises nice.

 

So... I THINK the vac line was the culpret, maybe or maybe not about the fuel pump... I am too lazy to swap the old one back on so if it runs ill just leave it. Good thing I swapped it as well as the fuel line was cracked to hell and back (cause of the 180 degree bend) so I replaced that too.

Mike, sorry for the difficulty. It must be because the car sat for so long; it was always reliable for me when I had it.

Ya it runs decent, though has a slight miss at idle, most likely I would assume from carbon buildup and stuff from the past 2 years of very light use. I still think I will be able to sell it since it has brand new tags.

 

Sure is slow compared to my webered 87 though (it feels like the carter weber that my brat had when stock)