Sir_wankel Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 So I recently traded my Honda xr250 for a low mile 83 GL. Owner said it ran before it sat for a few months. To cut to the chase. Checked ignition, checked fuel. car will crank but won't start. Even changed the fluids, and spark plugs. The carb just seems to spit fuel out of the carb vents. Previous owner put a Holley on it. Figured it may have been the carb so got a new Weber 32/36. Put it on and still spits with no start. Now I'm thinking I need to adjust valve clearences since the service manual says that it may throw compression tests off. Should I get ready to crack open the valve covers, or should I focus my attention elsewhere? Any help should narrow it down, I'm new to Subaru flat 4s, so go easy on me. Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee2 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 start with the easy stuff. ...sounds like you have fuel. -does the distributor rotor turn when you crank the engine ? -do you have spark at the plugs ? - are the plugs wired in the right order ? -check compression, see what you get. can't hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_wankel Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Had spark at the plugs and made damn sure the wires were right but I'll check that stuff too thanks Dee2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) Is the choke closed when it's cold? From one of the earlier posts, you said it was pouring fuel into the intake? It's badly flooded. It takes a long time to clear that. Give it a 2 second shot of carburetor cleaner in the primary, holding the throttle open. Then go give it a crank, holding the gas pedal about half way down. If it fires momentarily, you know everything is ok except lack of fuel / or mix. Edited July 8, 2018 by DaveT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebarb Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 @Sir_wankel Any luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Can you do a compression test before fiddling with valve clearances? Tell us what firing order you have checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_wankel Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Thanks guys for the tips. @ebarb @jono @DaveT @Dee2. Had a friend of mine who's good with older cars look at it. Seems that the distributor was firing in the wrong order. Moved it a few teeth and aligned with tdc and it turned right over! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_wankel Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Incase y'all were wondering here's what she looks like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Feedback is what we like . Nice looking old beast. Is the colour the same as your bike or some optical digital illusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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