1997 merc, 4.3lx gen+ 2bbl alpha one wont start

sam winfrey

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I am lost and hope someone can help! It will crank and crank but wont start. I have new battery, new alt, new oil pressure switch and sender. turned key and checked for fuel in the carb when i gave it throttle and fuel shot out in a good spray. I even shot carb cleaner and poured some clean fuel in the carb and still wouldnt start. pulled fuel water sep and fuel was great with no water and no trash. pulled coil wire and have good spark coming from the coil and spark from the cap to the plug is not the best but its ok. I will be picking up a new cap and rotor tomorrow just to rule that out, not saying that isnt my problem but i cleaned the cap and rotor thinking that might start it up but still just cranks. I have put a test light on everything that could be tested and it always lights up. I have read almost every post in this forum that has anything to do with what I have going on. I dont know if it has anything to do with it but tomorrow i will look at the shift interrupter switch and see if its gummed up or a wire is loose. I do have a ground wire that isnt connected to anything that is under the slave solenoid when i found it there was a screw in the wire connector but wasnt connected to anything and yes i looked everywhere as far as the wire would reach but nothing to connect it to. thank you in advance for and info or help
 
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