TO30 firing issues

[FergFan]

Just slapped my TO30 back together after carb rebuild, new sediment bowl,fan belt, and replacing a lot of electrical, i.e., plugs,dist.cap/rotor, ignition coil,dash ignition, and just about every wire on her. Before I started this work it was a bear to start, couldn't get fire to her. I'd have to spray an accelerant into the air intake to get her to fire. Now that she is reassembled, she turns and turns and turns and there seems to be no fire again.

 

[Jerry/MT]

Check for spark first. You should have a FAT, BLUISH-WHITE SPARK, the color of lightning. Hopefully you didn't mess with the so the timing is at least close. If you did you'll have to retime. The main jet setting on the carb is nominally 1-1/4 turns out and the idle air adjustment is is 3/4 turn out. To check for adequate fuel flow, hold a can under the carb and remove the bowl drain plug. Make sure the tank valve is open. The fuel should CONTINUOUSLY gush out like a cow peein' on a flat rock. If it dribbles or is intermitent,check the tank vent in the fuel cap and the filter in the tank valve and in line if you have one plus the screen in the carb fuel inlet elbow. If you don't find any problem there then you'll have to pull the carb and check the float setting and the float valve and passage for bockage.