For those of you that read my post in the New Members section, you've seen that I am trying to diagnose an engine miss in my '65 GS. I need to get a compression tester and check cylinder pressures to be sure I don't have a cracked ring, but meanwhile, I have a question. This engine had not been fired in about 14 years. I am surprised that there's not external fuel leakage from dried out gaskets, etc. When I pulled the spark plugs, all are very black and smell like fuel. One was wetter than others whice makes that cylinder suspicious. For you carburetor gurus out there, do you think the rich fuel condition could be caused by something haywire in the main carb? Something that perhaps a carb kit might cure? I was going to wait until I rebuild the engine to rebuild the carbs, but will do it now if this could be a solution.
Here's my checklist for diagnosing the engine miss:
1. Check/adjust timing (done)
2. Check spark plug wire resistance (done & seems OK)
3. Adjust points gap & dwell (not done yet; don't have a dwell meter. Had one and gave it away years ago >:( )
4. Check distributor cap & rotor (not done yet)
5. Check coil (how do you do this? Take to Autozone?)
I've gotten myself focused on a fuel problem because of the black, fuelly plugs but perhaps that's not the answer. Any experiences to share or other suggestions on potential solutions I've missed?
Thanks!