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Anonymous Posted on Nov 19, 2011

1983 oldsmobile cutlass supreme wont start

I cranked the car up this morning and it started perfectly fine, but then i turned it off, and tried to start it back up but it won't start again, it's not the starter, that was replaced a week ago

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I had some issues when I changed my olds 307 to a slightly modified olds 350 rocket, it would start fine cold, but hard cranking or slow, painful cranking when hot. Alot of it was the carbureator was allowing too much or too little fuel into the engine. I rebuilt the carb twice. The first time I didn't have a full understanding of float level drop and measuring as far as bending the brass tangs. The second rebuild I finally was able to remove a large part of the hot starting issue, along with retarding the timing as well. But it still isn't gone.

  • Anonymous Dec 06, 2011

    thanks buddy i appreciate your help, i have a 1986 chevy caprice engine in mine, 305, and come to find out it wasn't a carburator problem it's my alternator, im in the process of getting it replaced

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