Hi everyone, I am at the end of my rope and wanted to see if someone could point me in the right direction.

I have 1985 Dodge w150, has a fresh rebuilt 360 727 auto. It did sit for year as my uncle owned but pasted away shortly after the rebuild. I grew up in his shop driving this truck to get parts and such. Anyways I got the truck and wanting bring it back to what it once was. To the issue: it will not start, it does crank. When I got it home I rebuilt the carb (Carter) add new clean gas along with two new fuel pumps. It has on electrical in the back and mechanical in the front. Not sure was just that way for 20 + years. Then it was running but had some time adjusting to were it would idle great, can rev it up, and then started everytime for weeks. It needed more gas so I decided that I could drive it to the gas station. When I was on my way it ran so bad and died about 2 blocks from the house.

I got more gas thinking it was out. After adding some gallons it would not start and found the last and only fuel line was leaking.
Once I got it to the house I fixed the line and still won't start. I did find fouled plugs so I replaced plugs, wires, cap, rotor, and coil. Still no start. I have checked and there is fuel in the carb, I did check for spark at the cap and the plugs and spark appears to be good. Plugs gapped at .035. I have check compression and average is 135.25 and when pulling plugs I can smell fuel. I did set to top dead center and checked rotor placement along with firing order of all the plugs wires multiple times. I also checked that the distributor is not loose and has not moved since it ran prior. The rotor does spin as it is cranking.

It has fire, fuel, air, compression, and still no start. It's not even trying, no burp or hesitation. Just spins cranking cranking cranking.

Any idea? Please and thanks for the support.

 

Are you sure it is just not flooded? Is the Carburetor Dribbling gas with the key in the run position ??

 

I'm thinking like Bob on this, maybe a fresh set of plugs will get it to fire but first look at see if theres fuel at the carb.

 

Thank you I will take a look tonight or tomorrow morning. Makes complete sense with everyone I pull a plug it's seems heavy in fuel. I will update the thread.

 

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