Luvless_69Chevy
May 5, 2008, 01:05 PM
I have a 69 Chevy el Camino with a SBC 350 with an HEI out of a 75 Blazer 2wd. The car will turn over just fine, it just won't catch and start. I pulled the air cleaner off, so I know it is getting air. I looked in the carb, hit the throttle and saw fuel going in the carb. So I know it is getting fuel. I have 2 fuel filters, and they are both clean, and about 3k miles old. I pulled a plug wire, and put an old plug on it to see if it was getting spark. It wasn't so I check the battery voltage, and then checked the wire going to the coil. The voltage was the same, 12.3.
I have since replaced: the coil, the condenser, and plug wires. I had the module tested. The module is good according to Napa. It is only 6k miles, and 6 months old. The Distributor was replaced 9-26-07 as was the coil, cap, module, rotor, and condenser. I replaced the spark plugs two weekends ago. I pulled them yesterday and they are gapped correctly, and are not fouled out. They still look new.
So now I am getting air, fuel and spark, but the car still will not start. I tried jump starting it, as well as charging the battery. It will not start still. I tried playing with the timing by moving the distributor, and it does nothing still.
It is doing a weird thing where it will almost catch. It kind of goes "Piff, Piff", like it is trying to start, but it is not catching all the way. It seems like maybe not all the wires are getting spark for some reason.
I am at my witts end, because this has been going on all weekend. I have tried everything I can think of. I have checked the trouble shooting section of my haynes manual, and done everything in there. The biggest kicker to me is that the car ran fine the night before. I am at a total loss. It makes no sense to me. How can a car run fine one night, and then the next morning it just won't start.
I checked the battery cable connnections, and they are tight. I checked the wiring going to the starter, and it is in good shape. I broke the conections loose at the starter, and reconected them just in case. I did the same with the ground wire from the battery.
I am so confused, and frustrated. ANY HELP!! ANYTHING!! I will try it. I even tried starting it in Drive, neutral, reverse first and second, and still nothing. I am at a loss. I am willing to try just about anything since this is my daily driver and I work about 20 miles away from my house.
THANKS SO MUCH IN ADVANCE!!
I have since replaced: the coil, the condenser, and plug wires. I had the module tested. The module is good according to Napa. It is only 6k miles, and 6 months old. The Distributor was replaced 9-26-07 as was the coil, cap, module, rotor, and condenser. I replaced the spark plugs two weekends ago. I pulled them yesterday and they are gapped correctly, and are not fouled out. They still look new.
So now I am getting air, fuel and spark, but the car still will not start. I tried jump starting it, as well as charging the battery. It will not start still. I tried playing with the timing by moving the distributor, and it does nothing still.
It is doing a weird thing where it will almost catch. It kind of goes "Piff, Piff", like it is trying to start, but it is not catching all the way. It seems like maybe not all the wires are getting spark for some reason.
I am at my witts end, because this has been going on all weekend. I have tried everything I can think of. I have checked the trouble shooting section of my haynes manual, and done everything in there. The biggest kicker to me is that the car ran fine the night before. I am at a total loss. It makes no sense to me. How can a car run fine one night, and then the next morning it just won't start.
I checked the battery cable connnections, and they are tight. I checked the wiring going to the starter, and it is in good shape. I broke the conections loose at the starter, and reconected them just in case. I did the same with the ground wire from the battery.
I am so confused, and frustrated. ANY HELP!! ANYTHING!! I will try it. I even tried starting it in Drive, neutral, reverse first and second, and still nothing. I am at a loss. I am willing to try just about anything since this is my daily driver and I work about 20 miles away from my house.
THANKS SO MUCH IN ADVANCE!!