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| | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 | Well, I believe that I have a 56 235 in my 37 truck. The serial # is xxxxxx F 56 Z. Anyway, I unloaded it from the trailer, started it and it died. After advice from this site, I changed the plugs, points, condensor, checked the valves to make sure they aren't sticking and made sure the float wasn't sticking. The cap, rotor and wires are all good. I ran the #1 cylinder to the top, checked the timing mark thru the window near the starter and made sure the rotor was pointing to the #1 plug wire. I have strong spark on the coil wire and have spark at the plugs. Now it still won't start. It keeps backfiring thru the carb like the timing is still off. I even poured gas into the carb and it still didn't fire. This is such a simple system, I am stumped. Any suggestions? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | was the engine running good previous,did you move the dizzy at any time?
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 | It was driven on the trailer in Delaware and I started it after is was rolled off the trailer in Illinois. It was idling to warm up, died and won't restart. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 863 | any gas getting to the carb?
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 | yes, I even replaced a partially kinked gas line from the fuel pump to the carb. Also replaced fuel filter. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,644 | It's a shot in the dark but could it have blown out a pc. of the intake gaskit when it got warm?Kinda sounds like a vac. leak. also when it got warm could the valves be adjusted to tight to run hot?If it was running when it died it can't be the timming.If you're pouring in gas and it will not start check for a bad intake gaskit.
Pete | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 35 | I'll check for that. It wasn't running long enough to even get warm though. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 291 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 291 | here is a couple things. Some times the fuel tank can have rust in it and it ill suck up and clogg the pick up tube. Also There is a air horn in the carb with a spring and power piston. If your carb was not cleaned good you can have the carb cut out at random times.
Just a couple things I have had to deal with that started as a dieing after warm up issue. Try it a few times to make sure it only dies after warming up. Also blow out your fuel lines. | | |
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