TexasAxMan

It's easy and cheap to rebuild a carb. The kits usually cost between $20 and $30. You'll also need some carb cleaner.

It's very rewarding to rebuild a carb. Make sure you have a clean area to work in and stay organized. It is just a matter of taking it apart, cleaning it and then reassembling it with the new gaskets.

Oh, and the kits usually have extra gaskets, don't let that wig you out. Match up the new ones to your old ones and toss the others.

HTH!

390bigblock1

before you mess with the timing id get a new carb or rebuild yours, i had the same problem and i just rebuilt my carb and now she starts but i have to give it gas while she warms up but then shes good to go

dodgestang

I think you start with fixing the choke.

Reverb

To get a car to start you need:
1. Correct amount of fuel - too much and it wont too little and it wont
2. A spark at the correct time
3. Compression

Assuming you have compression because it already starts - start with number 2 - Are you getting enough spark and is the timing spot on? If so then you need to look at number 1 - too much fuel or not enough.

JamesW

When you say it sat 'for a really long time'... how long is that? months?..years?
How was it running before you quit driving it?

Oxnard Montalvo

I'm with you.


Fix the choke and take it from there. They don't put them on for no reason you know.

First thing you do when you wake up tomorrow morning is open your mouth as wide as you can and take the deepest breath you can as fast as you can.
The way you will feel is the way your engine feels.
You need a choke to start properly.

JMD

A year is a long time for a set of points......

The best way to set them is by using a dwell meter, if you can still find one.

They can also be set with a feeler gauge, but I don't remenber the value off the top of my head,,,, .029??

If youbuy anything before setting your points you may be wasting your money. Set your points first...

Any advice to the contrary is wrong, wrong, wrong.... IMO of course...

Oxnard Montalvo

Point gap is .017.

connor90

haha the points on my mom's '65 vert havnt been replaced in like 20 years...

but im thinking you should hook up the choke and go from there

ninteen66mustang

well i dont know how to hook up the choke. could someone who has the same or a similar carb please take a picture so I can see what its supposed to look like.

Thanks.