1985 1.6 CVH Ford Bantam wont start

Asked by Marie May 05, 2020 at 11:43 AM about the 1985 Ford Bantam

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Replaced stardard carb with 32/36 Weber carb,
refurbished starter, new ignition module, new coil,
plenty fuel and good spark, car wont start at all.
Cranks but dont start

4 Answers

Check the ignition timing. Make sure the carb is getting fuel and that the choke works.

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Check that the HT leads are fitted correctly to the correct firing order. Loosen the distributor bolts and move the distributor back and forth a little while cranking. The ignition timing might be out a little.

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Is your Card correctly jetted for this vehicle. Have you the correct immoltion tubes ? How is the needle and seat ? What is the float level like. Below the seat in the top where the fuel enters the flaot chamber is a tiny sive, this could be blocked.

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