Won’t start

-
Could this hole on the side of my intake be causing any issues? If so how would I plug it?

B80EA692-EE9C-4B61-9471-740E03ED8FC4.jpeg
 
Update

I took the carb off the car and reset the floats and also found that I had put two gaskets in the power valve. Now it’s almost there! It wants to start and when I pump the pedal before I try starting the car this is what I get.


I’m going to take the front bowl off again and double check a different gasket and also try and see why I am now leaking gas out of the top of the needle and seat.
 


She’s running!! Thank you everyone for the help! This was my first time ever really wrenching like this and it really helped having y’all to turn to. So again thanks for all the advice and input it really helped out immensely!
 
Well I'm glad I spoke up then.

My wife says that sometimes I'm aplick, in what I say. But that racket I heard was definitely rocker gear. Hope you caught it early enough.
Me too it’s what made me make sure I looked at the gauge. Thank you! I’m just wondering how the gas got in there. Current theory is the mechanical fuel pump gave way but haven’t had a chance to replace it. Also have my ac barker bolt hitting my new thermostat housing so that could be a little bit of the noise but probably not.
 
Fuel pump rupture is the most likely problem.

Good that you questioned that , AJ. Let's hope it is all OK.
 
The rest will evaporate. If not, then will after first warm-up.
The question is how did all that gas get there?

If past the rings, then it will have washed away the oil in the cylinder and you will have very little ring-seal left, and so very little compression.
But that's not THE big problem; your engine will start with as little as 30 psi.
No!, the big problem is that without a ring-seal, the falling pistons cannot create the low-pressure area, for the atmosphere to fill, and so the engine rarely starts. It cranks and fires just fine, but yur lucky to get popping and farting.
There is a simple cure tho, just pull the plugs and squirt some oil into the cylinders, bump it over a couple of revolutions and wait say 20/30 minutes.
Then pump the excess oil out of the cylinders, making a huge mess if you don't plan for it. Crank long enough, without spark,and with the choke blocked-open to prime the engine's oil circuits; and then re-install the plugs.
With the carb now fixed,not leaking gas down into the intake, and the choke working properly; it should fire right up.
But if it didn't get there past the rings, and the gas is not traceable to the carb, then replace the fuel pump.

Good luck
 
Last edited:
The rest will evaporate. If not, then will after first warm-up.
The question is how did all that gas get there?

If past the rings, then it will have washed away the oil in the cylinder and you will have very little ring-seal left, and so very little compression.
But that's not THE big problem; your engine will start with as little as 30 psi.
No!, the big problem is that without a ring-seal, the falling pistons cannot create the low-pressure area, for the atmosphere to fill, and so the engine rarely starts. It cranks and fires just fine, but yur lucky to get popping and farting.
There is a simple cure tho, just pull the plugs and squirt some oil into the cylinders, bump it over a couple of revolutions and wait say 20/30 minutes.
Then pump the excess oil out of the cylinders, making a huge mess if you don't plan for it. Crank long enough, without spark,and with the choke blocked-open to prime the engine's oil circuits; and then re-install the plugs.
With the carb now fixed,not leaking gas down into the intake, and the choke working properly; it should fire right up.
But if it didn't get there past the rings, and the gas is not traceable to the carb, then replace the fuel pump.

Good luck
It is running. She’s reving higher than I’d probably like but more importantly oil pressure gauge shot up to 40 psi, before I turned it off to investigate a slithery friend that showed up unannounced lol
 
-
Back
Top