<VV> Engine start troubleshooting help

[Frank DuVal]

Where did you get power for the pump?

Frank DuVal

On 5/19/2012 8:57 PM, rod murray wrote:
> Following a recent vapor lock incident, i set after swapping electric fuel
> pumps today...here's general sequence...
> - drove the car to fixit location, put front wheels up on wheel
> ramps...note car started fine as always...
> - pulled pos cable from battery
> - replaced pump...triple-checked for proper install
> - reconnected battery cable
> - put some gas in the carbs to help get it started
> - tried to start, heard the pump, but no crank...headlights dim, and
> practically gone when I tried starting (did that to check batt
> status)...hmmm, dead battery?  How did that happen?
> - checked carbs, confirmed jets are shooting gas...good there.
> - charged battery, retried starting...cranking fine again, but still won't
> start...
> - I checked for spark from coil to distributor...nothing...
> - i checked the infamous engine death wire connection on drivers side of
> engine compartment....checked for spark again, still nothing...
>
> What else should I check?  Did i kill the coil somehow?  Is there an inline
> fuse somewhere that could be involved?  This must be something simple (that
> i did) since it started up fine this at beginning of this sequence...
>
> Suggestions appreciated...thx
>
> -rod
> WPCC
> '66 monza 140 convt...needs some backroads top down lovin'!
>