Where's my electrical gremlins? Wont start!

if it cranks all day w/o starting, after starting previously...then fired up the next day just fine, it's a magnetic pickup coil in the distributor. this is sometimes misdiagnosed as flooding, or overheating...guys think just because it was running before means it can't possibly be electrical. when it's pulling one of these cranking fits, pull a wire and stick a plug in it. hold that plug to the block. if you see a spark then it's not electrical. if it cranks and doesn't spark, go get a $15 pickup coil from autozone and you'll solve the problem.if it doesn't crank period, check your battery terminals. sometimes new battery terminals are a few thousandths smaller diameter and although they fell tight, they arent. even with dome lights on the terminals can be loose enough to prevent cranking

next make sure the block itself is grounded to the frame. the starter and engine aren't necessarily going to ground through polyurethane motor mounts and aluminum painted transmission bellhousings.

good luck!