Re: Its not the head gasket its the CARB!!!! (archive)

I ran another compresion test 118,125,125,120 were the readings. Still low but ok. but anyhow my brother and i were messing around and began to think the solinoid on the side of my 34ich weber carb was shot. luckly we had another and put it on. now the car wants to start but it will die when you let go of the key. im thinking thAT THE 34ICH IS smaller then the stock solex that came on the 1970 02. I am looking to buy a new carb but what size of carb? single or two barrel? anything other then a weber to look into?
TIA
Andy Rattley

Saw both your posts. Are you checking the compression with the throttle plate wide open? If not, this could be a source of low compression. Also, let it crank over at least 4 times.
The 34ICH is a piece of crap, IMHO. I had one and it never did run right. I suppose it might make a lawnmower run good. As soon as you are able to do it, go with a 2 barrel, either 32/36 or 38/38, the latter is my choice.
From what you describe, the carb does not sound like the culprit. If the engine starts at the start setting on the ignition switch but quits when going back to run, it sounds more like a bad ignition switch. To verify, run a wire from the battery + post to the coil #15 or + side. This will bypass the ingition switch (called hot wiring). Now if you crank the motor and it keeps running, there is probably a problem with the ignition switch.

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