carb, starter and fly wheel problems.

[pontiacgp]

David...you said you get a clank when you try to start it...does it start or it's doesn't engage at all?

 

[David Williamson]

David...you said you get a clank when you try to start it...does it start or it's doesn't engage at all?

See that's the thing sometimes it will clank and not start it will just stop after the clank. Sometimes it will clank and start but run rough.
And sometimes it will not clank and will start up fine without the clank or hitting.
Its weird.

 

[pontiacgp]

that sounds like the starter...the rough running is something else tho

 

[David Williamson]

that sounds like the starter...the rough running is something else tho

yeah i know I added that in for no apparent reason. But I guess I will take it off and just get a new one or check it.

 

[Bonnewagon]

Well, as always. It's time to get it up in the air and take a peek. Never spend money without verifying the problem.

 

[David Williamson]

Well, as always. It's time to get it up in the air and take a peek. Never spend money without verifying the problem.

I know that's what I said as well I don't want to assume the problem and it no be it. So I took a camera under there and started it. Here's what I caught.
http://youtu.be/7auDqjGRgrI
you can clearly see the movement of the starter when started.

 

[David Williamson]

http://youtu.be/7auDqjGRgrI
There's the video and you can clearly see the hitting.

http://s1114.photobucket.com/albums/k531/x2DUMBO4x/
And there's the pictures of the carb and the way I hooked it up.

 

[CHRIS.O]

Are you sure the starter is tight? It moves around a lot. It looks like it is either loose or binding. I had a starter go out within a few days of buying it, it started rolling over slow like a dead battery then a clank and eventually it went to only rolling a half turn or so. What is going on with your carb now? You got the new one on there right?

 

[Bonnewagon]

I agree, loose starter. Something's wrong there. Maybe the bolts are bottoming before the starter is tight, and I think you should use a bracket at the FRONT to stabilize it. Most cars come with the forward bracket, then when the starter gets changed it's too difficult to replace so it gets left off. But it prevents exactly what you are experiencing. I also see an electric choke not wired up, so the fast idle will NEVER come down, and if it's set at 6,000 you see where I'm going with this. I also see a rubber carb fuel line where a steel one should be- a tragedy waiting to happen.

 

[David Williamson]

Are you sure the starter is tight? It moves around a lot. It looks like it is either loose or binding. I had a starter go out within a few days of buying it, it started rolling over slow like a dead battery then a clank and eventually it went to only rolling a half turn or so. What is going on with your carb now? You got the new one on there right?

I am going to see about the bolts on the starter today, was in the E.R for 10 hours so plans tonight were ruined.
But I am sure I have it on right, but you could look at the pictures and see if all vac lines are going into the right ports.
But mostly just spitting out gas from the choke.