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RAGTOP
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Oct 25, 2009, 4:42 PM

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65 BUICK SKYLARK-CRANK NO-START	Sign In

MY 1965 BUICK SKYLARK 300 V8 2BBL, A/T -IS GIVING ME GRIEVE. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR VERY LONG, IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. AFTER FRESH GAS AND A JUMP IT STARTED UP, AND WE PUT IT ON A TRAILER. ONCE HOME I NOTICED IT WOULD CRANK AND CRANK, WITHOUT EVEN ACTING LIKE IT WANTED TO START (THIS NORMALLY OCCURED WHEN AT OPERATING TEMP), I BELIEVED IT WAS CARB. RELATED, SO I REBUILT THE 2BBL ROCHESTER, AND PUT IT BACK ON, IT SEEMED TO RUN GOOD, AND STARTED UP GOOD, AS LONG AS I DIDN'T GIVE IT A LOT OF GAS. AFTER DRIVING IT A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES (A FEW MILES EACH TIME), I WAS CONVINCED IT WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE IT TO THE BODY SHOP FOR PAINT-IT RAN GREAT NO PROBLEMS. NOW I JUST BROUGHT IT HOME FROM THE BODY SHOP (AFTER 8 WEEKS), AND IT DIED SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP, AND DIED FROM A STOP WHEN ACCELERATING (ESPECIALLY UP A GRADE), I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION, AND IT WOULD'NT START BACK UP-EVENTUALLY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. I REPLACED FUEL FILTER, I PUT IN A NEW COIL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID WHEN HE DID DRIVE IT AND WOULD STOP BRIEFLY AT A STORE, IT WOULD CRANK AND CRANK BEFORE STARTING-SO I BELIEVE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HEY IS WRONG-HELP ME PLEASE-THANX.

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Oct 25, 2009, 7:56 PM

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Re: 65 BUICK SKYLARK-CRANK NO-START	Sign In

65 huh ? well we can rule out the computer .Double check your rebuild ,float height, choke setting, choke pulloff working.check points , dwell and timing .Be sure you have 12v to points when cranking.If all good replace plugs . Be sure eng is cranking at a decent rpm.

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RAGTOP
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Oct 26, 2009, 4:26 AM

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Re: 65 BUICK SKYLARK-CRANK NO-START	Sign In

THANKS, I SUSPECT THE CARB ALSO, I WILL INSPECT FURTHER. I WILL CHECK OUT THE POINTS AND TIMING ALSO, I ALSO HAVE A NEW SET OF PLUGS TO INSTALL-WHICH I WILL DO TODAY.

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