71 comet wont start now

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  1. dsreighard

    dsreighard New Member

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    Hey guys I. Just rebuilt my carter yf single barell carb set all the float levels and acceler pump to the specs the paper in the rebuild kit included and now she won't fire up any ideas btw it ran prior to the rebuild just was running extremely rich and had no power so I figured I would start with the carb
     
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    Pour a little gas down the carb, if it starts and runs likely it'a accelerator pump issue... If it starts and dies then likely no fuel is getting into the carb bowl, check float... If it doesn't start at all you have other issues(maybe connect the power wire that got knocked off the coil, dunno just a guess)...
     
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    Ima give it a shot
     

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