No Start ... any help truly appreciated

[RLDSL]

I'll pull a couple of GPs tomorrow to verify fuel on piston ... I smell raw fuel after cranking though.
RLDSL ... how is reserve capacity measured? I know higher numbers are better ... Optima Reds are "rated" 100 ... what should I be looking for?

How it's measured, I couldn't tell you, but I know that all the group 31 batts are way higher than that, Plus the Optimas are now made in Mexico from recycled led instead of the new stuff which makes a huge difference. A friend at the local parts store I was talking with told me that they get more Optimas back dead on warrantys than any of their other batts now that the changes have taken place ( including two of mine on some cars recently )

 

[Fishin76]

Will it fire with a small whiff of ether? If it don't, then pull the engine.....

 

[Kizer]

You know I've NEVER used ether ... I guess now would be the time ... I have to be on a job this morning ... when I get back "the fun will begin" ... again.

 

[Agnem]

You pull a glow plug to see if it is wet with fuel. If it is, then you likely do not have a functioning glow plug. I'd hold off on the either until you've looked at this aspect of it.

 

[Kizer]

10-4

 

[Tim the 2lman]

If you are getting fuel to the injectors, you should be seeing white smoke out of the tailpipe while it's cranking. Especially if you've cranked'em dead. I would say if you have no white smoke, you have a fuel delivery problem. Hope I didn't miss this detail earlier in the post.

 

[Exekiel69]

If you are getting fuel to the injectors, you should be seeing white smoke out of the tailpipe while it's cranking. Especially if you've cranked'em dead. I would say if you have no white smoke, you have a fuel delivery problem. Hope I didn't miss this detail earlier in the post.

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[EvilM0nkey]

If you are getting fuel to the injectors, you should be seeing white smoke out of the tailpipe while it's cranking. Especially if you've cranked'em dead. I would say if you have no white smoke, you have a fuel delivery problem. Hope I didn't miss this detail earlier in the post.

That's what I was getting at with fuel on the pistons.

 

[MF2003]

While you have the GPs out, why not power them up to see if they work.