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noah4009

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As you can read on my other threads. I have a 1971 55HP Chrysler. I cleaned under flywheel, Put alittle grease around breaker plate, because tower was sticking. Rebuilt carb, again. Changed fuel pump diaphragm, gasket and the sediment bowl gasket. Now engine won't start. It ran before all this. I checked the flywheel key and the plug wires and both are fine. I cleaned fuel pump, by removing top plate and spraying WD-40 in it. I wiped good. Put new diaphragm and gasket. Could it be the WD-40 causing it not to start. Maybe damaging something. My parts manual show diaphram above the gasket, but everyone says it goes under gasket. Could this be the problem? When I removed the gasket was on top and bottom of diapragm. Any suggestion on what could be the problem it no longer starts. As I said I checked wires, spark, flywheel key, carb and I am lost Thanks
 
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Re: Fuel pump

Noah, A friend of mine had a 35 hp Seaking that he had pulled the flywheel off . He did everything you did and when he put it back together, it wouldn't run. He later discovered the points were incorrecly set. Check and see if you are getting spark at the plug, then check for fuel. Good luck
 
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Re: Fuel pump

im sorry i dont know alot about motors noah, but ive been seeing your troubles posted over the past months, i really hope you get that thing running! it sould be brand spankin new by the time your done with it.
have all the animals arrived 2 by 2 yet or are they still waiting?
 
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noah4009

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Re: Fuel pump

ljc1957 said:
Noah, A friend of mine had a 35 hp Seaking that he had pulled the flywheel off . He did everything you did and when he put it back together, it wouldn't run. He later discovered the points were incorrecly set. Check and see if you are getting spark at the plug, then check for fuel. Good luck
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Before I did this work it was running fine. Problem was tower was sticking and dirt in fuel bowl. I am getting good spark to plug. When put 2gether the carb flooded badly and found something in carb so I rebuilt. Im thinking fuel pump. Read thread on diaphragm. Thanks
 
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