84 joker weird no start/ ignition problem ?

[the joker]

it's most likely fuel, a good spray,it wants to start

the pump has one on top and one on the bottom, so I assumed in =bottom out= top but who knows, it's a bosco? pacifico?


also remembered, the washer for the float valve was rather thick, not like the original, and,way back, I removed the hard plastic fuel lines ,and now run with gates /carb rated hose.

[the joker]

had time to swap the fuel delivery system, and it seems I maybe flipping on the fuel being the problem


hard to prime ,but started and reved, ran for 5 mins died, like it was shut off, now would start, but I bet if sprayed still wouldn't

going to get the igni mod , must be elec, haven't rec'd the new igni switches yet

this is dragging on tooooooo long

[the joker]

Must be Witchfalia so close to halloweenie

this am with mod in hand,went thur the normal routine 3 pumps, start ran like a champ idled down, 25 mins, never died

started , numerous time since never died tried the "new mod" stared no problem

I did nothing, while the mod was out , cleaned the cooling plate , reinstalled, just started again , ran 20 mins, till I shut it down

I'm stumped, going for a little test ride in the neighborhood, still waiting on the spare switches

[the joker]

update , with all the spares at hand , still the problem persist

ran great a few days, no issues (started first turn of the key)

today wouldn't start ,swapped the "good" icm in started? ran around 5 miles, and shut it down for 4hours

on the way home , died will I was accel into 4 gear, like the key was turned off

wouldn't start, swapped in "new igni switch, no change, reconnted to original

swapped in old icm, stumbled when I let off the key, a few times, then started
got me home ?

thinking the halls is going, dizzy is all original , plug end on the harness, is in need of replacement 30 years old


ps just put in new bosch coil , and was going to do sparks plugs, and wires but can't get the damn new coil wire on the new coil, it's the correct one not pin early version just will not go into the coils socket, they are the perto? canadian made, going to send them back

[Wildthings]

I had to throw a new Hall pickup into the dizzy on my 83 1/2 back in the spring. It would typically start and run, but sputter as I went down the street and eventually die. The problem seemed to get worse as the weather warmed, but it just could have been a slow failure that happened over a month or so.