318 2 brl misfire or something else

[Airdwayne]

Ever since I took of the dizzy cap and rotor, and put the back, my car feels sluggish, rough idle and bogs and sputters on acceleration.

 

[Airdwayne]

update: checked wires around distributor, seen stream of fuel as i opened throttle, turned in screw for choke lever holding it open, and tapped fuel bowl. my guess is maybe it was flooded, needs new float or choke stays closed.

 

[Airdwayne]

as of now the car won't start and looks like something coming out the air filter when trying to start it. it all started with me removing the cap and rotor. took a picture and put it back together. the next morning it would start only with the gas pedal pushed but die if i let off. to day it started fine but still had some sluggish, bogging acceleration. popped a few times on the freeway so i took the street. had no power and took a while to even reach 35mph. went to park on the 2 floor of a garage and it had trouble getting up. got up slow but once up would shake and rattle and idle real bad. shut it off. on a break i removed cap and rotor again. put back rotor and noticed the shaft went down a little and could rotate about a quarter turn or a little less. now car won't start and sounds like the starter is having trouble turning. starts to turn fine then slows down like stuck. please help, i need to get home and back to work tomorrow.

 

[Bad Sport]

Is the distributor loose? Maybe it turned some when you were messing with the cap.

 

[Airdwayne]

I've tried turning it and it doesn't budge. The rotor and shaft turnabout a quarter turn. The distributor has the hole for the vacuum advance but not installed.

 

[Bad Sport]

You do have the rotor on right don't you? There is a notch in the shaft and a plug inside the rotor to line them up.

A little movement in the shaft is normal.

 

[Airdwayne]

Yeah I have it on right. Drove it to work which is about 10 minutes away from home and seemed to get worse and worse.