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340 challenger...not starting
Changed out dist cap...and rotar. Car won't start. Went thru wiring it is all correct, put new plug wires on and still nothing..changed plugs still nothing..good spark.
I am thinking may have some bad gas, but not sure...it wants to fire..but won't. What am I missing? |
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Timing? Plug wires out of phase? Wrong order?
How long since this car last ran? |
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It ran last week...it had been sitting for 2 weeks prior to that...I have the firng order and wires in correct spot....I think maybe with the unleaded fuel having 10% ethanol, sitting for the 2 weeks maybe phase separtion of the fuel...When I started last before putting new distributor in...it ran,,backed it down driveway..turned it around and back in garage..since then..won't start...
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I'm not sure if I understand correctly. It ran, then you put in a new distributor, and now it won't run? When was the distributor replaced? Before running it, or after?
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Yes...it ran not the best..but ran, then put new distributor, plugs and wires on...now it don't fire...good spark and everything is wired properly...
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What distributor did you put in? Any chance the rotor is 180 degrees out of phase? Did you check the gap on the pickup (assuming Mopar dist.)?
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I just changed the dist cap only...did not touch anything else....that is why I think I may have something else going on....
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Have you checked to see if the cap and rotor are compatible? Make sure the cap has a center electrode contacting the rotor and that the rotor isn't too small in diameter.
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ok...good point ...it could be that the distributor is not original as I thought...so when I went to parts store..told them I had a 73 340 and needed a distributor cap . Good point...Thanks You!!
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sounds like wrong plug wire order
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Could you have wired the cap 45 degrees out? By that I mean you might have transferred the #1 plug wire to the #8 or #2 cap socket, and therefore have the rest of them out by one terminal (45 deg.). Don't ask how I know about this.
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Quote:
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well..positive battery cable was bad...put in new..then starter went out...I think I may be ready to fire it up tonight...Thanks for the help...
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