1971 Corvette--Problems Starting

Nov 22, 2007 4 Replies
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Have a 71 Corvette that has been sitting for about 6 years....Put a decent amount of stableizer in the tank before it sat. Replaced the coil, condenser and the points under the cap looked to be o.k.-- Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated as to what to look for to get the car starting.-Charlie NJ


--ps-- The engine spins with out a problem and i tried a little bit of starting fluid into the carb and it wouldnt run for even a sec or two.


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there also seems to be no spark coming out of the new coil that was replaced...

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Set for 6 years?

I'd start at the ignition primary and work my way through all of the secondary to include the wires and plugs. A simple contact set test with the ignition on will tell you if the primary is hot.

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A '71 should have a Q-Jet carb on it. If so, it is probably a mess from drying out and sitting. I'd pull that, clean it out, check if the fuel bowl plugs have been epoxied, and put a new carb kit in it.

The composite float is probably a goner, as they usually sink after a few years. Replace it with the brass float.

If it ran for a few seconds, then you have fire. Many times people think there is no spark when the spark is just hard to see in daylight.

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