Vortech Problems, Vacuum Related?

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This is pretty weird, since I have already have this thing running for days now. I didn't change anything or do anything since the change from running to not running with the exception of re-tightening my oil sending T for the Vortech. I unplugged the BTM and hooked up the stock components only, checked my plugs etc. The one thing I did notice is that when cranking over the vacuum reads 0. I checked under the hood for a vacuum line undone, but found nothing, so I'm lost. Should I be seeing vacuum during cranking? I checked my PCV and all visible lines. I guess I could see if one of the two on the underside of the upper intake came undone. I havn't checked those yet. Could anyone else clue me in on something I may be missing here? I appreciate the help, thanks.


EDIT: Update. Alright, well it turns out my PCV popped out of my lower intake, so that appeared to be my vacuum leak. I tried turning it over, but my vacuum gauge still read 0. My battery was getting low so I'm not sure if she had enough in her to produce good spark, crank over the engine, and get it started at the state that it's in. If someone could chime in and let me know about what the vacuum reading is supposed to be during cranking it would help me a lot. I also checked the 2 vacuum lines underneath the upper to the best of my ability, but they seemed to be in there. We'll see in a few hours whether she starts or not. Lets hope.

 

[HGFireHazard]

I still don't have the problem solved, but it appears that part of it (if not all of it) is because my plugs seem to be all covered in carbon. I pulled 3 out and cleaned them up with some sandpaper, and it seemed like it had more 'kick' when I tried to start it, but not enough to get it running. My friend has a super coupe and I looked at his boost gauge during cranking and it still read 0. Hopefully it is just this plug problem, I'll update when I figure more out.

EDIT: Another update. I had my Dad hold one of my old spark plugs up against my chassis and cranked it to see if it sparked, and it did. Then I pulled out one of the spark plugs (one that I cleaned up) and had my Dad hold it up against the chassis to check out spark. That one was harder to see, but it did spark. Judging by what my dad saw it's possible that the plugs are fouled enough where they are producing enough spark to ignite that extra rich fuel in the cylinder. I'm going to change out the 24s with my old set, and if it starts, hooray. The car is also kicking out a code after you try and crank it, so I gotta get a reader and see what that is. Still working it, hopefully I'll have a solution on Tuesday; that's my next free chance to work on the car. Let's hope!