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If you have got gas in your float chamber and tried starting fluid also,
it sounds to me like you MUST have fuel and the other major lacks could
be ignition and compression. If you haven't done so already, make sure
that you do have spark. Another problem could be one or more valves stuck
open. (That is the problem I face with my lawnmower in the spring. I have
started putting some oil in the gas in the fall to make sure that the
valves are well lubed at final fall shutdown and it seemed to help - started
the first pull this past spring, even with old gas.)
If you have ignition from the coil wire you might want to pull all the spark
plugs and see if they are relatively clean and if they fire in the air.
If not, that is why your car won't start.
My experience with Volvo storage has been pretty good, especially since the
car was stored in the US and I lived in Panama at the time and had no place
to work on it. On the other hand my experience with Stromberg Carbs has not
been so good. But if you have cleaned the carb, insured that the diaphragm
doesn't leak, etc that should not be part of your problem.
If it was running well last fall the timing must have been at least fairly
close so DON'T change it! Minor changes in timing will affect HOW the engine
runs but usually won't keep it from running and certainly will not keep it from
firing. If it doesn't fire at all that sounds like an ignition problem to me.
One place to check if the ignition is dead or intermittent would be where the
connection goes through the wall of the distributor- the insulation there
is not very durable and may need to be replaced if the screw is shorting
to the distributor case. That will certainly kill your ignition.
--
George Downs, The "original" Walrus3, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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