ok here is what happend. yesterday while going to school i stop at a stop sign. when i try to take of my car has no responseo mash the gas and the rpm dose not climb so i get to the side of the road and the car stops running. i tryed to start it and nothing works it crancks but doses not start what could be the problem the car is a 305 with a carb anyt help would be great

 

Sounds like your fuel pump died. Easy to see if the fuel bowl is empty on the Quadrajet carb, just remove the air cleaner and work the throttle from idle stop to WOT once or twice...fuel should spray from the accelerator pump nozzles down the two primary venturis. If the fuel bowl is empty, you'll get no gas spray.

 

already tried that fule does spray so its geting fuel.

 

You might have mentioned that in your earlier post, feel like I wasted my time.

Next step is verifying you have spark.

 

sorry about that how would i go about checking to see if there is spark

 

At this point you're better off having it towed or picking up a Chilton's manual...if checking for spark is off your chart then diagnosing and fixing won't come easy either.

 

Kev,

You are nothing if not patient. A lesser person would have advised holding the spark plug wire while someone cranked the engine...

 

thank you for the help vader

 

no need for that, just slip a coathanger wire up the back side of the boot and hold on while cranking.

Actually, just hooking a timing light to some of the wires while cranking and making sure the light fires will do nicely.

 

Hahaha man...grabbing wires

Done that, so many times :lala:

 

The typing would have been kinda funny after a shot of HEI up the arm:

"i-i-i-i check-k-k-ked th-th-the spark and it-t-t-t-ts g-g-g-g-g-good, n-n-n-n-now w-w-w-w-what?"

Been there done that on my old high school '75 TA when I got too close to a bad plug wire...ZAP ZAP ZAP.

 

No sarcasm intended.

So, do you have spark? Without isolating the failed system (fuel, spark, compression) it will be very difficult to offer any advice.

 

yes vader it has spark I used a timing light. sorry for the sarcasm i just want my car up and running again

 

I didn't mean that you were sarcastic, I was saying that I didn't intend any sarcasm in my response. Anyway, now that we're all buddies again...

You've got spark, which really cuts down the possibilities. Hopefully, the spark is at the correct time. It should be, unless the distributor has been twisted around. Since you apparently have fuel as well (as you could see fuel from the accelerator pump nozzles wheen opening the throttle), you may have a timing issue, or possible flooding.

It's pretty easy to pull a few of the more easily accesible plugs and check their condition. If they are fuel-soaked, caked with oil sludge, or carboned across the gaps, you may have found the problem.

If the plugs are in good condition and dry, you may have a timing problem, so keep that light handy.