I GOT A CHEVY 235 INLINE6 IT'S IN MY 50 CHEVY PU. I HAD IT REBUILT LAST YEAR WITH ALL THE NEW FIXINGS. ONE THING THAT WASN'T WAS THE CARB, IT'S A ROCHESTER SINLGE BARREL. I TOOK IT OUT FOR A RIDE THIS PAST WEEKEND AND TOOK MY FRIEND TO PICK UP SOME PARTS. WE WERE PROBABLY IN THERE FOR ABOUT 20 MIN & AS WE GOT READY TO GO IT WOULDN'T START. THE PARTS GUY HAPPEN TO BE OUTSIDE AND HEARD IT, HE SAID IT DOES TURN SO IT WASN'T THE BATTERY OR THE STARTER. HE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE CARB? IS THIS ISSUE RELATE TO THE CARB?
Are you getting spark at the coil when cranking the engine over? Is the spark blue or yellowish? When you pump the accelerator is gasoline squirting into the carburetor? If the parts guy didn't pull the coil wire or look down the carburetor how can he analyze the problem by listening to the engine turn over? Did it start after it cooled down? How long did it take?
Yes there's spark, bluish & gas is flowing thru. He thinks i pumped it to much the first time when it wouldn't catch so the carb was flooded, same thing another guy mentioned. Once it cooled a lil i was told to hold down the gas pedal and start it. We probablt waited bout 1/2 or so till i let it sit for a bit, once i tried it, it took a couple seconds with the gas pedal down & it finally started up, but i've noticed it happen before were it took acouple seconds to catch, but not like this time were it wouldnt start at all.
After you turn it off, peek under the aircleaner...is there "vapor"coming out? Fuel dripping into the carb because the floats stuck? That makes it flooded and not start unless you hold the throttle open and suck it through the engine. But, if it IS stuck...NEVER tap it with metal anything...ask my buddy how he knows? He watched his triumph burn to the ground after a small tap with a hammer!
Check and see if the fuel is boiling out of the carb or the fuel line is running really close to the exhaust or both. Those engines are notorious for that. Note: don't throw money at it until you have some idea what is wrong with it.
After it is hot it has too much fuel or not enough. Go start it, let it get warm pacing it through different revs, then LET IT IDLE 30 seconds before killing it. Wait 10 minutes, try it WITHOUT PUMPING and report back. Beaner knows what I'm sayin... There have been a bunch of these threads the past six months. NO GAS TOO MUCH GAS
Ok I will give all the info u guys r telling me about a try. Hope one of those will work, it sucks being stranded. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
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