Car won’t start?

[O_Knut]

Pardon my poor terminology, I am still learning after all and I’m learning that this prolly wasn’t the best car to learn how to wrench on atleast not for the electrics

 

[65sporty]

Pic's of the inside of the distributor would help us

 

[thethee]

Pardon my poor terminology, I am still learning after all and I’m learning that this prolly wasn’t the best car to learn how to wrench on atleast not for the electrics

I doubt there is a better car to learn working on electrics though. If you're not sure about your terminology, I've learned it's probably best to take a picture so everyone can see for themselves. Makes diagnosing over the internet a lot easier.

 

[57fury440]

If you have an electronic distributor and some screws were missing, then maybe the reluctor and pickup are not set properly. Did you use a non-magnetic feeler gauge to set the gap? Pictures would help.

 

[1970FuryConv]

If you have an electronic distributor and some screws were missing, then maybe the reluctor and pickup are not set properly. Did you use a non-magnetic feeler gauge to set the gap? Pictures would help.

We need a Connecticut member who could go over and personally help. I can't think of anyone though.

 

[O_Knut]

It’s got aftermarket electronic ignition. See where it’s cracked right by the arm, well we moved that little box to a more grounded place on the engine. We are tackling the problems slowly one day at a time and hope we are getting closer

 

[Unix]

I personally would not keep a plastic fuel filter on top of a BB Chrysler engine .

 

[thethee]

It’s got aftermarket electronic ignition. See where it’s cracked right by the arm, well we moved that little box to a more grounded place on the engine. We are tackling the problems slowly one day at a time and hope we are getting closer

Good pictures. Yes, it has electronic ignition, but I have a follow up question. The little box you mentioned, is it the one circled in red or the one circled in blue?

 

[57fury440]

The ECU is circled in red. The other one looks like a starter relay.

 

[1970FuryConv]

It’s got aftermarket electronic ignition. See where it’s cracked right by the arm, well we moved that little box to a more grounded place on the engine. We are tackling the problems slowly one day at a time and hope we are getting closer

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The ECU is circled in red. The other one looks like a starter relay.

I think he's asking: Which box is cracked?

Generally, cracked components should be replaced is my guess at the reason for Theo's question.

 

[O_Knut]

So the ecu is brand new, the starter relay wasn’t cracked it was on a bad part of the firewall so we moved it. As we eliminate problems we are now down to it’s probably just a bad ground, but where is what we don’t know

 

[1970FuryConv]

So the ecu is brand new, the starter relay wasn’t cracked it was on a bad part of the firewall so we moved it. As we eliminate problems we are now down to it’s probably just a bad ground, but where is what we don’t know

If the distributor was missing screws, I'd suspect the magnetic pickup under the distributor cap.

You could use a test light connected at the negative battery terminal to see if the distributor is getting power and also turning ground off and on. When you check ground off/on, you'd have to disconnect the 2-wire connector at the distributor and use a jumper wire on the power lead. Then someone would turn the key while you held the point of the test light against the negative lead from the distributor.

 

[thethee]

So the ecu is brand new, the starter relay wasn’t cracked it was on a bad part of the firewall so we moved it. As we eliminate problems we are now down to it’s probably just a bad ground, but where is what we don’t know

Starter relay position shouldn't matter, as long as the engine cranks it's good.

If you suspect a bad ground it can pretty much only be a bad ground on the ECU. If you have a couple length of wire you could connect the ECU directly with the negatieve post of the battery.