Hello,
Here's an update for those of you who aren't familiar with my project:
2G Accord
Put it back together after getting the head worked
Removed all a/c stuff forward of firewall
Removed the vacuum lines
Won't start
I'm not sure if this is a carb or ignition/timing problem but it won't start.
This car uses a 3 barell, 2 stage carb and I think it's really messed up after I accidently removed two nipples and filled them in with . . . some type of metallic epoxy the guy at the auto parts store sold me . . . everything is capped off except one original line going to the distributor . . . and two fuel lines coming from the fuel filter . . .
. . . when I try to start the engine after a while you can smell gasoline and if you look down into the center barell you can see a puddle of gas at the bottom at the flap/valve . . . if you reach around and manuallly pull on the throttle cable, the center butterfly valve/flap doesn't open . . . I thought the operation of the center valve/flap was supposed to open automatically after the first stage opens up somewhat . . . I was told on an earlier thread that the operation of this 2nd stage is dependent on some sort of vacuum pressure I probably have stopped up . . .
. . . another problem might be the distributor timing . . . I'm almost 100% sure when I removed the distributor the flat spot on the shaft was lined up perpendicular with the ignitor side . . . I have photos of this & I removed the distributor when the engine was at TDC #1 . . . on page 258 of my Haynes manual it says: "Fig. 14.7 On a Toyo Denso type distributor, align the flat side of the rotor shaft with the ignitor . . . then line up the marks on the gear and housing and install the roll pin" . . . does this have to do with reassembly of the distributor or does it have to do with alignment of the rotor?
. . . and . . . there are two sets of timing marks . . . one is TDC for #1 cylinder and the other is for some sort of ignition timing indicator - right? . . . which timing mark am I supposed to use when installing and aligning the distributor rotor pointing at #1 plug wire connector?
Assuming I can get the ignition timing fixed, shouldn't the car run if only the first stage of carburetion is working?
I'm pretty sure the car is close to starting. My darling wife gave me the green light to get a new carburetor if I need one. I just want dependability . . . to me, it's not worth trying to squeeze out more performance from such a low horsepower engine . . .
. . . besides . . . I have 17 inch rims already picked out . . .
Thanks,
IPF
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