Ram 50 1988

[PrestigeWorldwide]

https://youtu.be/veGXGMIZ33c
new head gasket installed. dash of gas in the air cleaner. wont start. have not troubleshooted to much yet. but ive been fucking with this thing for a year. ready to be done with this. any guidance is appreciated.

[xboxrox]

https://youtu.be/veGXGMIZ33c
new head gasket installed. dash of gas in the air cleaner. wont start. have not troubleshooted to much yet. but ive been fucking with this thing for a year. ready to be done with this. any guidance is appreciated.

PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP ~ ANYTHING NEWER IS ELECTRIC OR EVEN MORE COMPUTER CONTROLLED <--- A.K.A. GOOD LUCK FIXING THEM..! MY TRUCK DROVE ME NUTS TRYING TO GET IT RUNNING OVER THE YEAR BEFORE THE PANDEMIC ~ REBUILT THE CARBURETOR, REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR VACUUM ACTUATOR, IGNITION COIL AND ACURATELY SET THE INITIAL, CENTRIFICAL & VACUUM ADVANCE TIMING SETTINGS ~ ALL ELSE ALL NEW (SPARK PLUGS WIRES ETC YADA YADA...)

FINALLY GOT IT TO START & RUN ~ THE ONLY THING WRONG WAS THE CARBURETOR FLOAT HAD LEAKED AND WAS FULL OF FLUID CAUSING A FLOODING CONDITION ~ DAMN HINDSIGHT IS WONDERFUL ~ SETTING THE TIMING WAS WORTH IT THOUGH, RUNS MUCH BETTER NOW

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND GUY
Aloha ~ George

[tortron]

just run through it methodically. engine only needs fuel + air, and spark (at the right time) and compression

it sounds to me like the timing is out so double check your timing marks, plug leads are going to the right plug.,


see how it turns over and then kicks back a bit, try retarding the distributor a little. maybe its out 180 degrees



some basic tests you can do in general when an engine wont start are

pull the plugs and visually inspect them while turning the engine over, you should see them all sparking if so ign is good*
put the plugs back in and spray some starting fluid down the intake
if it starts right up on the ether then you probably have a fuel delivery problem (carb jets blocked, float stuck, fuel pump issue, injectors not working)
if it chuffs and backfires and kicks back then there is probably a timing issue

compression is a bit harder to test with no tools, but you will notice it sounds funny when turning it over as the engine turns easier on the bad cylinder