Turns over, smell gas but no start...

[rough_idle]

Bummed. This morning the Jeep wouldn't start. I don't want to keep turning it over because I don't have a way of jumping the battery until tonight. So, symptoms, details...

> Cranks but doesn't catch. Tried for 30-60 seconds.
> Initially I depressed/held down accelerator a few times but I stopped doing that on recent "test" starts; flooding fear.
> Took off air filter, toggled throttle and I see spritzes of gas in mix chamber (?) (MC2100).
> Gas smell in engine bay, more pronounced after "test" starts.
> Checked dis. rotor and cables and they look okay.
> My tailgate window works... (kidding)

Thoughts?

My tools are offsite so I get too involved in anything. Its also my daily driver so I'm very late for work now...lol.

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[LRRH]

if it's cranking and you have gas then it sounds like a spark issue.

are all connections on the starter solenoid (speciically to the coil) tight/rust free??

[Don S]

Originally posted by hegabojo:
> Cranks but doesn't catch. Tried for 30-60 seconds.
> Initially I depressed/held down accelerator a few times but I stopped doing that on recent "test" starts; flooding fear.
> Took off air filter, toggled throttle and I see spritzes of gas in mix chamber (?) (MC2100).
> Checked dis. rotor and cables and they look okay.
Thoughts?
...
hegabojo:

Sorry to hear of the problem.
Thoughts;
Bad needle and seat..
bad power valve..
weak or no current to the coil

Try pulling a plug , shorting the body of the plug then crank engine for spark...

Have a good one http://www.michiganjeepers.com/forums/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif and CUL.. Don S..

[jfiscus]

check to see how far your spark is getting.
Like Don says, pul a plug and check for spark, if no spark, keep working backwards in the electrical system until you see/get spark.

[rough_idle]

Cable to ig coil is tight. I have to do a spark plug test later today/tomorrow (no spare plugs or tools...). Good tip.

[jfiscus]

check to see how far your spark is getting.
Like Don says, pul a plug and check for spark, if no spark, keep working backwards in the electrical system until you see/get spark.

[The Anti-Chrysler]

Originally posted by hegabojo:
Cable to ig coil is tight. I have to do a spark plug test later today/tomorrow (no spare plugs or tools...). Good tip.You can always use a screwdriver stuck in the end of a spark plug wire and place the shaft somewhere close to a ground if you don't have an extra plug or don't want to pull one out.

[J20]

sounds like the ford ignition module to me

[rough_idle]

Guess what. On this chilly morning, it started right up.. Didn't have to do a thing. Weird.

[kreb]

when the choke does not close properly on mine i have to manually close so it will start

benjamin

[olin18]

Sounds like it may have just been flooded. My old Mcraft 2100 used to be pretty darn easy to flood. And then it used to be a real pain to start. I knew the carb was the problem so I pulled it off and did a total rebuild. When I got the cover off I discovered that the needle was not stopping the flow of fuel to the carb. I put in a new needle, and set, replaced the float linkage and that did the trick.