What The F . Will not start. 74 FJ45 stock.

[NALU11]

Ok. started fine yesterday. Took for a long afternoon drive, fresh 93 octane. She purred. Tried to start this afternoon. no luck.
Turned over and sounds like it wants to catch, but will not, after a few minutes I know its flooded. All I did was change the oil. Now no start. I went to Wal-Mart and bought starting fluid..

So Im going try again in the morning, with the starting fluid sprayed in the carb.....


Any Ideas????

 

[fj404life]

how do you know it was flooded? how bout spark?

 

[CruisinGA]

So it wouldn't start immediately after you changed the oil?

I would check the distributor. Perhaps you disturbed an spark plug wire etc while pulling out the dipstick?

Can you see fuel through the sight glass on the carb?

 

[NALU11]

Ill check all the wires this morning. Yes, I can see fuel through the site window...I mean, The motors pretty basic...right..... theres only so many wires I could have knocked loose.

 

[NALU11]

If anyone out there cares, It was the points. back running like a top.

 

[Thornton]

What happened to the points ? Just time for a new set ?

 

[fireflyr]

We always care... No, really............ sometimes we care too much. Glad you got it running.

 

[e rock]

What happened to the points ? Just time for a new set ?

Perhaps left the key on to listen to some music while changing the oil? I only say that because I've done it. Welded the points together...

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

I'd slap in a Pertronix conversion and be done with the pesky points saga.