Engine! ENGINE! HELP!

[Dr. Fell]

Used starting fluid, hooked everything up correctly and nothing.

I think we are knocking at the door. My friend says it is a spark issue.

Edited August 24, 2012 by Dr. Fell

[1941Rick]

STARTING FLUID......your fired.....never use that stuff.....

If you have fuel and spark you have to check the timing furthur...

[Mark D]

Was the distributor ever out of the block? If so, was it put back in the correct orientation...?

[greg g]

did you remove the wires from the cap? You might have everything correct but be one cap tower off. Recheck your umber one and make sure you are lingned up withthe correct plug tower.

[steveplym]

Try the static timing procedure on the main page. When mine wouldn't

start after the distributor was out it resolved my issues. Had to readjust the

distributor setting.

[james49ply]

sounds like it have spark at all, check the points and coil.

[Don Coatney]

Used starting fluid, hooked everything up correctly and nothing.

I think we are knocking at the door. My friend says it is a spark issue.

Somewhat difficult to offer assistance with the limited information you have given. You might try a different brand of starting fluid if it makes you feel good.

Or you could use a logical trouble shooting procedure to insure the three things required to make an engine run are all in working order. Do you have compression? Do you have spark delivered at the correct time? Do you have fuel?

[Plymouthy Adams]

Don, by jove you may be onto something here, there is starting fluid, guess this is just basic starting fluid, then fast start..guess a bit hotter eh, then you have quick start...guess we need to ask the average woman what the difference is between fast and quick..then we have lubricated starting fluid..hmmm..never mind and of course for extrra cold engines, must come with a preheater...and there is nothing in bold print on the can label that say engine must be in state of tune to run so items like iginiton, compression and timing are not a requirement to use these products..

[desoto1939]

The use of starting fluid to get a car to turn over and run is not recommended.

When squirting fluid down the carb and then you turn over the engine and the car dose not start you then have a problem if you continue to use starting fluid again for several attempts. The vapor of the fluid is pulled in to the cylkinders and since the car had not started then the vapor is not exploded and burned.

The left over vapor of the fluid then settles in the cylinder and on the walls of the cylinder and then when the fluid drips down the sides of the cylinder walls it strips the lubrication off the wals and into the oil pan. So now you have not started the car and you let it sit a day or two now you have bare metal against bare metal. So now you trying it again with starting fluid and the car still does not start. the situation gets worse. If you are using starting fluid you need to get the car started as soon as possible to get the oil on the cylinder walls.

Rich Hartung

desoto1939@aol.com

[Plymouthy Adams]

WD-40 is an effective starting fluid..

starting fluid is great to seat a wheel barrow tire to the rim...

[Don Coatney]

WD-40 is an effective starting fluid..

starting fluid is great to seat a wheel barrow tire to the rim...

Also works on big tractor tires if you have the guts to try it.