# Need Help! Car won't start. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 21, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343 "2006-05-21T20:36:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/1 "2006-05-21T20:36:05Z")
Well fixed the ignition problem but my car still won’t turn over. It will crank and crank but no go. It gets feul and spark. I seriously need some help here. It’s a 383 SBC. If anyone thinks they can help, PM me and we can talk about compensation. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/2 "2006-05-21T20:37:09Z")
does it even sound like it’s catching at all? ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/3 "2006-05-21T20:37:29Z")
and what were you doing to the car before this? ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/4 "2006-05-21T20:37:55Z")
are the plug wires connected right? carb’d right? ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/5 "2006-05-22T05:25:29Z")
I replaced the heads. Plugs are connected good. The carb I actually did not touch, I left it as it was since befor the heads replacement. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/6 "2006-05-22T07:18:40Z")
did you do a compression test? ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/7 "2006-05-22T07:34:54Z")
Check wire order hit the start with a hammer try cranking, if no check timing and compression also make sure distrib is timed correctly ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/8 "2006-05-22T15:59:29Z")
I have not done a compression test nor do I know how unfortunately. I’m going to go over the timing again. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/9 "2006-05-22T16:30:24Z")
do a hard timing just incase the distribby was put back in just a few teeth off ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/10 "2006-05-22T17:05:50Z")
disconnect fuel pump pull one spark plug thread in compression tester.take reading on all 8 cyl ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/11 "2006-05-22T19:57:48Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > disconnect fuel pump pull one spark plug thread in compression tester.take reading on all 8 cyl ok ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/12 "2006-05-22T20:06:04Z")
i used to really like forgetting to ground the heads to the firewall whenever i’d do anything important… just throwing it out there ---
**Author:** ![Real\_Deal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/real_deal/32/7332_2.png) [@Real\_Deal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Real_Deal)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/13 "2006-05-22T20:17:39Z")
Did you set your rockers at 0 lash? Are the adjustable? Maybe you put your dist. in 180 off. Do you get any type of backfire? Either through exhaust or carb? ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-car-wont-start/12343/14 "2006-05-23T08:15:14Z")
> [@Real Deal](#): > > Did you set your rockers at 0 lash? Are the adjustable? Maybe you put your dist. in 180 off. Do you get any type of backfire? Either through exhaust or carb? It did start backfiring when we put gas in the carb. I’m going to take the dist out and redo the wiring order at TDC. I will also take the vlave covers off and see if the any of the rockers are too tight.