Re: see uh oh.?? now engine wont start???
Wow, it just keeps getting better and better for you huh? <br />OK, step by step here.<br />You did a good tune up, plugs coil, ignition etc. ran fine with just a little misfire or backfire once in a while. <br />Parked it for 2 weeks, hard starting then ran good for a little bit. Shut it off, started it and it was backfiring at high RPM's. <br />Tried it later after looking things over, wouldn't stay running. Now it won't start at all.<br /><br />First thing, do you have spark at the plugs? A coil will do this, then crap out completely.If you have spark, look to the timing. You said you adjusted this with the tune up. Unless your chain or gears are worn, you shouldn't have trouble with this. <br />You removed plugs and fuel sprayed from the side of the engine, I assume the spark plug holes. If it sprayed from the block, there is no helping this one. So you have flooded to the point of filling the cylinders. Someone asked if this was all fuel or water. The fuel should burn if you have spark unless you are dumping way way too much in. If you do have spark at the plugs....read on.<br />Move to the carb. The fuel you see runing in, is this when you pump the throttle? If it is, this has nothing to do with your problem. This is coming from the accelerator pump. Carbs have 3 circuits if you want to call them that. The idle which is a low flow adjusted by the set screws on the base of the carb. The higher flow circuit is measured by metering rods and float level. Then the acceleration, gives it a short burst of fuel to make up for the instant of lean condition when you open the throttle fast. To get that much fuel in the cylinders either the fuel is water saturated to the point it won't burn, or you are dumping too much in. I would vote for the second choice, that much water would lock the engine or hydrolic the engine and would leak down into the oil eventually. <br />This brings us back to the carb. <br />Possibilities, either the float has a small hole developed in it which is normal wear. Fuel enters the float itself making it heavy so it won't float. It drops in the float bowl allowing a constant flow of gas into the bowl from the fuel pump. This is dumping into the engine flooding it very bad. or you have a dirty or dry float needle valve. The float lifts the needle valve into place against the seat closing off the fuel supply when the correct level is reached. if this is dry cracked or dirty it will allow a lot of fuel to leak past flooding the engine. <br />One test to try, take the fuel line off of the carb and turn the engine a little while holding the fuel line in a glass jar. Get a few cups of gas in the jar, then leave it sit for 5 to 10 minutes. ifd you have that much water in it you will see it separating from the fuel, water will sink. Or you migh see beads of water on the sides of the jar. Water will beed, form drops and flow on a surface different than gas. Be extremely careful doing this, disconnect the distributor wire at the distributor first to avoid any spark. Don't want to go poof!<br />If you have a book and know about carbs take the carb apart and put a kit in it. By the way, what kind of carb is it? If i happens to be a Holley the float is easy to check and set without taking anything apart. I wouldn't recomend taking a holley apart without a little know how. if it is a Rochester, they are very simple, go ahead and dig in. Just remember exactly where things go. Put a kit in it, check the float level. Then when you are sure the float is set right, check it again. Then just before you put it back together, check the float again just to make sure you did it right the second time. <br />I still think your problem is in the carb. It sounds like your running lean, but if it shot fuel out, definately flooded beyond any hope of starting.<br />Let me know if you have spark at the plugs.
