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dolphans1 · 06-05-2018, 11:45 PM

I worked on her today finally and re-tired starting her, and sorry for getting back so late, just no free time. I changed the coil and replaced all the spark plugs.

The old plugs I removed were black and did not look that bad. The #1 plug was a bit wet and smelled like gasoline and I am not sure why because I did not even try to start up until today.

I sprayed ether through the carb throat and she fired and ran for 35-45 seconds, but idled rough and quickly quit running when I pumped the accelerator pedal.

Tried several more times until the battery started to drain and I could not get her to fire up and run.

I removed the battery and am charging it.

Any more ideas or suggestions?

06-05-2018, 11:45 PM	#16
dolphans1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 38	Re: My 1956 Chevy Truck won't start I worked on her today finally and re-tired starting her, and sorry for getting back so late, just no free time. I changed the coil and replaced all the spark plugs. The old plugs I removed were black and did not look that bad. The #1 plug was a bit wet and smelled like gasoline and I am not sure why because I did not even try to start up until today. I sprayed ether through the carb throat and she fired and ran for 35-45 seconds, but idled rough and quickly quit running when I pumped the accelerator pedal. Tried several more times until the battery started to drain and I could not get her to fire up and run. I removed the battery and am charging it. Any more ideas or suggestions?