car repair

POINTS OR ELECTRONIC IGNITION?

RECENT HISTORY, SYMPTOMS BEFORE IT DIED OR WOULD'NT START?

!!!!!!!!HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER CLOSE, DO THIS PROCEDURE OUTSIDE >>NOT INSIDE!!!!<<<.!!!!!!!!!

POUR ABOUT EQUIVALENT OF 4---TWO LITER PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE CAP FULLS OF GAS DOWN THE CARB---REPLACE BREATHER TOP (IN CASE IT BACKFIRES AND FLAMES OUT)-----CRANK ENGINE, DOES IT TRY TO START??? OR DOES IT START AND RUN FOR SECONDS???....OR JUST SAME OLE DRY CRANKING, OVER AND OVER????

IF NOT, DO THIS:

PULL A PLUG, GROUND THE PLUGS BODY TO ENGINE, TURN ENGINE OVER, DO YOU HAVE A GOOD SPARK?

WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT IS AN IGNITION PROBLEM OR A FUEL PROBLEM

PLEASE GIVE RESULTS AND WE WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE

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