Engine Turns over fine but won't start after storage??

[woody9512]

Just going to start my 71 Cuda 340 today after couple of months stored away and found the following??
Engine turns over great / battery fine but just has no desire to start?  Just cranks away but not even a flicker towards starting??
I even put a spash of gas in carb and still nothing?? Not even a slight attempt to fire up??
Started and ran fine when I last had it running over the winter!!
Appears gas is getting to fuel filter as that appears full.
Any ideas what it sounds like / what I should be checking??
P.S. I'm not the most mechanical guy so any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks
"Tim"

[cudabob496]

coil hooked up?

[brads70]

Ballast resistor?

[cudabob496]

http://www.moparaction.com/Tech/archive/roadside.html

[woody9512]

Coil looks ok in that all the wires are still attached and tight.
Is the Ballast resistor what I'm thinking it is?? That white ceramic thing on the firewall with 2 wires attached??
"Tim"

[Chryco Psycho]

You need 3 things
Spark , Fuel & Air
1] can you breathe , so air should not be a problem .
2] confirm youhave fuel , remove the fuel line & make sure it is pumping , make sure the carb is full & fuel squirts when you open the throttle .
3] the tough one , pull a sprak plug & crank the engine , as long as the plug is grounded you should see a spark , if not start tracing back is the coil creating a spark , are the connection cloean & tight , check inside the dist & make sure the reluctor gap is .008 . Is there power to the Ballast resistor , is the ballast rsisitor ok , power in & out , probably the first thing to check .

[Chryco Psycho]

the ballast is white ceramic with 2 wires on the firewall

[brads70]

you should always keep a spare in the glove box. ...... or run an MSD box and get rid of the ballast resistor all together

[woody9512]

I remember when I was a kid during the 70's people talking about those ballast resistors and them going just like that and the need to have a spare with you?? LOL

[cudabob496]

bad gas?
fouled plugs?
coil failed? do coil test per above Mopar Action link.

[msbaugh]

If it sat for months try getting a pippet and filling your float bowls through the sight with fresh gas, I bet it's empty

[msbaugh]

Those old mechanical fuel pumps sometimes have a hard time filling the bowls just cranking

[Cuda_Kevin]

Similar situation here....

I deploy for the military a lot, and for months at a time my car sits.  Every time I've come back my car won't start.  It's usually carb related and no fuel in the bowls.  This past deployment I blasted the air bleed on the carb with carb cleaner, let it sit for 24 hrs, then it started right up. 

In your case, if you know you have fuel getting there, then it's a spark issue.....   Check for loose wires on the coil or distro.  Then check the rest of your wiring to and from the coil.

Kevin

[Cuda_Kevin]

I remember when I was a kid during the 70's people talking about those ballast resistors and them going just like that and the need to have a spare with you?? LOL

Or this....

[GranCuda1970]

I got 2 ballast resistors in the glove box just in case, a replacement voltage regulator, and soon a spare ECU.