I can't get it to fire up, make noise. Here's where I am
1950 Chevy coupe deluxe, rat-rod look with new drivetrain and front disc brakes. The problem is my engine will not fire up.
Engine is
1954 235 with bulldog cam, solids, new pushrods, new springs, set up with .012 lash.
Head re-built, bottom of engine stock, crank bearings within tolerance.
New points, new coil, original type distributor checked on dyno no problem through 3000 rpm, new condenser, new distributor cap and rotor, new plug wires.
Offy dual 1-barrel intake with Fenton style headers. Intake with two single carb (don't know condition, bought as running when stored with WD-40 sprayed into throat)
New gas tank, lines, two glass bowl gas filters in line, re-built gas pump. New re-built vacuum advance connected with new metal line to carb.
Starter motor; original 6-volt unit, recently rebuilt and in great shape. Three connection points at solenoid; positive battery, starter switch wire, negative connection going directly to motor housing.
New 12-volt battery with new cables. Positive cable directly to starter solenoid and negative cable connected to the lower of two bolts holding starter motor onto the bell housing.
Put flywheel triangle shape timing mark onto timing position on bell housing indicating #1 piston at TDC.
Pulled valve cover and verified both pushrods to #1 piston, valves were not under pressure indicating both valves were closed.
Removed sparkplug and visually verified piston at TDC
Verified plug wire from #1 plug to distributor was in correct position.
Removed distributor cap and verified rotor indicating spark to #1 plug wire.
Verified spark at #1 sparkplug by removing plug wire, inserted phillips screwdriver, held wire 1/16" from plug and watched spark jump from screwdriver shaft to plug. Yellow spark but with sharp snap as it moved from plug to screwdriver.
Actuated carb linkage to hear gas jet into throat of carb, cannot hear any gas movement inside either carb. Choke plate on one carb wired open, other carb has automatic operation and operates properly.
Dribbled gas into carb and with ignition on; get no response, no backfire, and no indication of trying to run at all.
I've got compression, spark, fuel and air. What have I left out?
All help appreciated,
Thanks,
Ted
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