Turns over but no start, now what?

[Lonesome7.3]

Yeah, but I really need it able to start on its own. So the war continues...

 

[txab]

Is this gravity feed or does it have a fuel pump?

 

[Lonesome7.3]

Grabitee.

 

[Lonesome7.3]

Soooooo. I pulled the intake and tried to start it. Nothing. I placed my hand over the carb and turned it over a few times. Then, I tried to start it again and it tried but nothing. I pulled the choke and it fired right up. I shut it down and let it cool down. I stared it again with the choke on and it started after turning over a few times. I put the intake back on and let it cool down and tried again. This time it was tough to start with the choke but it did as long as I worked the throttle. Now, it is real hard to start and back fired a few times. I could not tell where the back fried came from though. It was a puff of white and it did not come from the exhaust. I want to get this carb right before I move on to the valves.

 

[Lonesome7.3]

I think I found the problem.

The vales are correct, the carb is cleaner than new and I put brand new gas in it after draining it. I tried to start it again and nothing. I then figured maybe it is sucking air through the intake. The intake is a molded rubber piece with aluminum flanges on the ends molded in. I pulled it and found a tear that I could stick two fingers in. I guess that would do it.

 

[Lonesome7.3]

I cannot spend money on a new intake. So, I am devising a plan to re-use/repair this one. So far the only thing I have come up with a radiator hose. I can cut it to length then clamps it to the aluminum flanges. I would of course have to cut them out of the molded intake though. My issue with that is the intake supports the weight of the carb. So I may have to make a bracket to do that part.