So the old beast wouldn't start for my girlfriend this morning, well at first it started but then it just died. Idle from cold in the morning has been rough the last while, once running and warm it runs fine although the idle is eratic (floats from 7000 to 1100, then calms down to 1000 after full warm). The battery is charged up and I went out to try and start it tonight, the old guy tried to get going but just wouldn't get going. It's pissing gas out of the rear float onto the exhaust manifold nothing out of the front. Pulled the plugs this morning and they were black and wet with gas, dried them off and put them back in. Not sure if it helped any.

I tuned the carbs the other day but this seemed to do nothing for the idle or clod start problem, the carbs are in sync and the mixture is right where it should be. Am I looking at a carb issue or an ignition problem, last year when I picked it up I had a new set of points and condenser put in. As well as new volvo dizzy cap and plug wires, all last winter the old beast fired up strong as hell in the cold and snow.

Any thoughts?