Need help with 440!!!

[Charger_70]

Ok here goes... Ive been trying to get this car to start... went to crank and nothing .... changed battery still nothing ... changed starter then it cranked but wouldnt start . check fuel pump it was bad changed it now the night before i charged the battery and after i changed fuel pump i unhooked the charger from the battery i put a lil gas in the carb cranked a few times and viola it fires right up ... ruff at 1st but then it ran real smooth it ran for bout 5 min and sounded great then.... it DIED and wouldnt start back so i let it kool down and then it started again and again it quit after a few min so i waited again but nothing it sounds like it getting ready to but it dont... so i suspected coil so i changed it but didnt work it still cranks but nothing... it has new gas tank, new carb, and new rotor button but it wont fire a bit.... ive got the battery charging tonight seemed weird it fired up with a full charge but now nothing... even with putting  gas in the carb it wont start now ...

[tan top]

  when was the last time it was running ok ? have you done anything to the motor / carb / ignition ?

[Charger_70]

  when was the last time it was running ok ? have you done anything to the motor / carb / ignition ?

I think its prob been a while since its been drove.. nothing done to motor, carb, or ignition. ...

[cudaken]

 First thought is bad fuel filter. But, need a few details of what is not happening when it does not start.  

When it does not start, check these.
1 Pump the carb by hand, can you see gas squirting?
2 Pull plug wire and see if there spark?
3 Turn key on, then jump the starter relay with a screw driver. If it starts, bad ballast resistor.

Details on the ignition would help and what year car we are talking about. I can think of about 15 things that can cause a problem if you don't have spark.

Cuda Ken

[70redbee]

Does it have points distributor? Maybe bad condenser.

[Charger_70]

Car is a 70 charger but motor is a 77 ... today tried to start but doesnt sound like its hitting at all

[green69rt]

Stuck choke

[XS29L]

My money is on a bad ballast resistor.

[cudaken]

Car is a 70 charger but motor is a 77 ... today tried to start but doesnt sound like its hitting at all

If it sounds like it is trying to start (hits) when you crank the motor over from inside the car then stops when you let off the key, it is the ballast. When running the ignition only uses 6 volts, but when starting it needs 12 volts. The ballast is wired so when starting the ignition gets 12 volts, and only 6 when running. If the ballast failed, it will still get 12 volts when cranked by the key and will sound like it wants to start.

Did you test to see if you had spark, or gas in the carb?  

Till you tell us what is not happening we cannot help you. If by chances you do not know how to do a test, ask. You must all so be more clear. Case in point.

today tried to start Does that mean you tried just to start it or it sounded like it wanted to?

doesnt sound like its hitting at all So it is just cranking?


  Cuda Ken