Not starting send help aSAP
05-18-2003, 08:17 PM
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Not starting send help aSAP
I'm having a problem with my 1972 240z not starting, It gives a spark and the engine is not flooded and i hav the fuel but the fuel and all the spark plugs are fine, and the connections are correct. the rotor is also good but it still will not ignite please tell me whats wrong, and how i can correct the problem.
thanks
Andy
thanks
Andy
05-18-2003, 10:31 PM
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Andy,
Where you located ? Sometimes it helps to get somone to stop by your place to take a look .
Was the car running before and then all of a sudden wouldn't start , or did you buy the car and find out its not starting now ?
You say you are getting spark at the plugs , and fuel to the cylinders. IS the car a late 72' with the flat top carbs or an early 72 ' or a converted car with the round tops ???
Is the car trying to turn start or does it just turn over ?
Whats the timing set at ? Has the distributer been removed ?
Give me a bit more information and I will try to give you an hand getting it going .
Take Care,
Mike
Where you located ? Sometimes it helps to get somone to stop by your place to take a look .
Was the car running before and then all of a sudden wouldn't start , or did you buy the car and find out its not starting now ?
You say you are getting spark at the plugs , and fuel to the cylinders. IS the car a late 72' with the flat top carbs or an early 72 ' or a converted car with the round tops ???
Is the car trying to turn start or does it just turn over ?
Whats the timing set at ? Has the distributer been removed ?
Give me a bit more information and I will try to give you an hand getting it going .
Take Care,
Mike
05-18-2003, 10:45 PM
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I'm located in Bremerton Washington on the Naval base there
The car was running before it got a tune up then ran great then the spark plug wires gave out soI barely got it moving off base to an auto zone then i got them replaced and then the accelleration was acting up it it felt like it didnt want to accelerate. i got it back to base and had a freind look at it and now it will not start at all. I'm nost sure if the car is a late 72 or and early one. the timing was set at 0 but then it was adjusted to something i didnt look becuase my friend was there working with it. the distributor cap was removed and that was it. and i was busy looking at something else. The engine is a straight 6
Andy
The car was running before it got a tune up then ran great then the spark plug wires gave out soI barely got it moving off base to an auto zone then i got them replaced and then the accelleration was acting up it it felt like it didnt want to accelerate. i got it back to base and had a freind look at it and now it will not start at all. I'm nost sure if the car is a late 72 or and early one. the timing was set at 0 but then it was adjusted to something i didnt look becuase my friend was there working with it. the distributor cap was removed and that was it. and i was busy looking at something else. The engine is a straight 6
Andy
05-18-2003, 10:58 PM
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Andy,
Check and see if you have it wired correctly . Did you change the plugs
when you changed the wires ? Sometimes the plugs foul and the
car either won't start or it will run like crap.
It would take a lot for the plug wires to go out all at once . Usually they fail slowly.
Check your fuel filter and make sure its not clogging. I know you said your getting fuel to the plugs. Also check the points . Sometimes the setting slips and the car looses timing.
You will get it running its just a matter of elimimation . I had a problem with my car last year and after changing just about everything I figure out it was one of the plugs.
Check and see if you have it wired correctly . Did you change the plugs
when you changed the wires ? Sometimes the plugs foul and the
car either won't start or it will run like crap.
It would take a lot for the plug wires to go out all at once . Usually they fail slowly.
Check your fuel filter and make sure its not clogging. I know you said your getting fuel to the plugs. Also check the points . Sometimes the setting slips and the car looses timing.
You will get it running its just a matter of elimimation . I had a problem with my car last year and after changing just about everything I figure out it was one of the plugs.
05-18-2003, 11:09 PM
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we just changed the plugs recently, so they are farelynew, but i did not change them when i changed the wires.
seems like the car ran like crap on the way back to base then died. i checked the filter the fuel is clean but The filter was not i dont think. So i will check that and see what happens also i will check the plugs again the last 2 seemed to be questionable. so we shall see
thanks again
Andy
seems like the car ran like crap on the way back to base then died. i checked the filter the fuel is clean but The filter was not i dont think. So i will check that and see what happens also i will check the plugs again the last 2 seemed to be questionable. so we shall see
thanks again
Andy
05-18-2003, 11:13 PM
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Andy,
I had a brand new plug go bad or foul on me all of a sudden. The sad thing was I changed the cap, rotor, coil , plug wires, reset the timing , adjusted the valves before I finally replace the plugs. I put new plugs in and it fire right up and ran fine.
If the car sits for awhile they tend to get junk in the tank and it can break loose and clog the filter or the opening in the tank.
Mike
I had a brand new plug go bad or foul on me all of a sudden. The sad thing was I changed the cap, rotor, coil , plug wires, reset the timing , adjusted the valves before I finally replace the plugs. I put new plugs in and it fire right up and ran fine.
If the car sits for awhile they tend to get junk in the tank and it can break loose and clog the filter or the opening in the tank.
Mike
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