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My '60 BN7 has been out of action for a couple of weeks. Tonight, as I planned to test some brake work, the car would not start. Not a pop. Since I learned on this forum how to correctly adjust the choke, it has never failed to start. First, I let the fuel pump run for several minutes, pulled the manual choke, and couldn't get a pop. Checked the glass filter bowl ahead of the carbs and noted it was half full. Tried starting fluid. Nothing. Pulled a plug, no gasoline. Loosened the rear carb banjo fitting, and gas spurted. Even at that I'm not smelling gasoline in the engine bay. Tightened the banjo and turned over some more. Pulled another plug. Dry. As I had just installed a brake servo with a fitting on the intake manifold, I disconnected the servo hose and capped the manifold fitting. No difference. This car has a Pertronix (sic) electronic ignition. I would have suspected I am not getting spark, but as there is no gas on the plugs, I didn't try the spark test. Yet, there is gas in the line to the carbs reaching all of the way to the banjo at the back carb. Solutions?
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No, it won't start!
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If you are not getting anything with starting ether you obviously have either no compression or no spark. I would suspect the latter.
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You may have fried the Pertronix unit. Check to see if there are blisters on the label. 45 sec or so is supposed to be the limit with the ignition on and engine not running.
Doesn't account for why the plugs are dry, though.
I can't explain the lack of fuel at the plugs, but Michael's suggestion that I had an electrical issue led me to the discovery that the lead to the coil had pulled off. It was out of sight on the underside of the connector, and I apparently dislodged it during my servo installation. More precisely when I unhooking the brake master cylinder pressure line to the four way brake fitting approximately under the generator. Can't start the car tonight as my lady is asleep, but pretty certain this was the problem. I hope to drive the car tomorrow to see if installation of the larger brake master cylinder reduced my brake pedal throw. As it sits in the garage it does. I will also see if the servo has any impact on the braking performance. Thanks, all.
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Putting the coil back on line should make a difference. Regardless of whether or not the plugs were wet the car now has a chance of starting. BTW is your fuel pump working?
Putting the coil back on line should make a difference. Regardless of whether or not the plugs were wet the car now has a chance of starting. BTW is your fuel pump working?
The car started instantly after reconnecting the power wire to the coil, the wire I unknowingly pulled loose during some brake work. This was also the wire that wasn't readily visible. Thanks for everyone's comments. I think I am guilty not adequately troubleshooting this issue. But I'll be along shortly with a success story on my brake upgrades.