Starting a 1098 after 33 years

[HAN8L1965]

Need Help,
Did not rebuild my 65 1098, but replaced gaskets, oil, filters, rebuilt carbs, points ,condenser, terminal,new plugs. Turns over easily. seems to have compression will be doing an actual compression test tomorrow. Spark is there, the engine fires but will not continue. The engine is out of the car and we are using a large squeeze bottle for fuel. Is a certain amount of fuel pressure necessary?

Any suggestions, is there a starting point for carbs, also will be checking the timing. I have been told it ran when it was put away.

Mark

 

[racingenglishcars]

Ignition timing!

 

[Billm]

You need to have some fuel pressure for it to run. If you are using gravity to feed from a bottle then it needs to be 10 to 12 feet above the carbs to get adequate pressure.
Bill

 

[spritenut]

Just fill the bowls with gas, no pressure is needed.
Infact, in a pinch, you can fill your wiper bottle with gas and gravity feed the carbs to get you home, or test drive that new Spridget that needs some TLC.

 

[HAN8L1965]

Re: Day 2 Starting a 1098 after 33 years

Compression 200 per cylinder, good spark, went over distributor again. Dwell at 30, Worked on carbs everything is moving re set according to the shop manual. Getting gas. still no go. Took off the oil pan tonight to see under neath, everything looks solid. It fires but does not start. This team has to have the answer some place between us all.

Mark

 

[JPSmit]

Re: Day 2 Starting a 1098 after 33 years

is there spark at the plugs? - rotor?

Are the plugs wires in correct order?

 

[zahnej]

Re: Day 2 Starting a 1098 after 33 years

At the risk of blowing a head gasket, spray some ether in the air cleaner and try to start it. If it runs for a few seconds (not just a couple of pops) that would indicate fuel problems. Otherwise I would look at the ignition system.

Final compression looks good. However, the first stroke compression is just as important as final.

 

[HAN8L1965]

Re: Day 2 Starting a 1098 after 33 years

There is good spark at the plugs and at the points, sprayed some starter fluid, fired but that was it. Plug wires are correct, all new.

Mark

 

[tony barnhill]

Re: Day 2 Starting a 1098 after 33 years

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Getting gas. still no go.[/QUOTE]
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]sprayed some starter fluid, fired but that was it.[/QUOTE]

Pull the tops of the carbs & spray carb cleaner all down inside the bodies to clean them....check the float operation then manually fill both float bowls with gas...squirt so starter fluid in the carbs - make sure the butterflyies arecompletely closed & see if, after it fires, it runs until the float bowls are empty.

 

[jlaird]

Re: Day 2 Starting a 1098 after 33 years

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