I have a 1966 289 with 600 cfm edelbrock carb. The car has never really run right but I left it alone for about a month and when I came back to it it wouldn't start up. The engine will crank and used to pop but now just cranks and doesn't start up. I have even sprayed some carb cleaner down the carb to see if that would start it, but it didn't. The ignition switch was garbage so I replaced it. I have been checking the ignition system, seems like the coil is giving off a good spark and all my wires seem fine.
I put more gas in it then checked the pump. I pulled off the fuel hose going into the carb and put it in a container and cranked the engine for 5 seconds and got 100ml of gas. I heard you are supposed to get 8 oz after 10 seconds I got about 3.3 oz after 5 seconds is that a small enough difference to cause it not to start? The last thing i did before it quit working was I took off the steering wheel to fix a power draw from the horn. I still have not put the wheel back on, would that cause a problem? Any and all help is appreciated thank you.
I put more gas in it then checked the pump. I pulled off the fuel hose going into the carb and put it in a container and cranked the engine for 5 seconds and got 100ml of gas. I heard you are supposed to get 8 oz after 10 seconds I got about 3.3 oz after 5 seconds is that a small enough difference to cause it not to start? The last thing i did before it quit working was I took off the steering wheel to fix a power draw from the horn. I still have not put the wheel back on, would that cause a problem? Any and all help is appreciated thank you.