kbforester
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I've been having trouble for awhile now. Everything was running fine in July, but tore it down (gas tank, dash, throttle, etc) to pull out the power steering gear assembly because it was leaking heavily. Finally got the gear assembly back from my mechanic at the end of November, and after struggling got it to run for an afternoon in December. I haven't been able to start it since. I've tried to only work on it during the warmer days (40+) since I don't have a shop to work in.
-Turns over, but doesn't fire (at all).
- light grey smoke does come out the exhaust manifold (no exhaust pipe/muffler installed at the moment)
-Tank does have gas, gas is getting to the carb (after that I don't know, I'm scared to tinker with the carb)
-Battery is new
Things I've tried
Replace: spark plugs, spark plug wires, points, Coil, Resister, All the wiring (which I hope I didn't screw up, there by creating another problem, and covering up the fix of the old problem)
Could there be a wiring problem where the starter turns over fine but the plugs aren't getting spark?
The starter is obviously getting grounded, the coil is grounded, is there anything else?
I don't have the alternator wired yet. I figured I'd tackle that after this problem is fixed. It not being hooked up isn't causing a problem is it?
Could the timing be off? Like when I removed the distributor could I have screwed up the timing?
I regret trying to redo the wiring without the engine running, so I could change one thing at a time so I knew I didn't make a mistake. I'm a beginer when it comes to anything automotive, but I'm a real bonehead when it comes to electrical work.
Getting frustrated!
-Turns over, but doesn't fire (at all).
- light grey smoke does come out the exhaust manifold (no exhaust pipe/muffler installed at the moment)
-Tank does have gas, gas is getting to the carb (after that I don't know, I'm scared to tinker with the carb)
-Battery is new
Things I've tried
Replace: spark plugs, spark plug wires, points, Coil, Resister, All the wiring (which I hope I didn't screw up, there by creating another problem, and covering up the fix of the old problem)
Could there be a wiring problem where the starter turns over fine but the plugs aren't getting spark?
The starter is obviously getting grounded, the coil is grounded, is there anything else?
I don't have the alternator wired yet. I figured I'd tackle that after this problem is fixed. It not being hooked up isn't causing a problem is it?
Could the timing be off? Like when I removed the distributor could I have screwed up the timing?
I regret trying to redo the wiring without the engine running, so I could change one thing at a time so I knew I didn't make a mistake. I'm a beginer when it comes to anything automotive, but I'm a real bonehead when it comes to electrical work.
Getting frustrated!