fuel issue

[GregWeld]

I'm intrigued by this whole thing.

Even a carb car - properly tuned - should fire right up. I've never had to crank one for 45 seconds... so something is wrong. The hard part is not being there live... to try to diagnose an issue like this.

First thing I'd check is the initial timing... Not sure we know what motor this even is.

Does it have a ballast resistor still in the system?

Have you checked the spark on crank?? There's various ways to do this.. but assume someone there knows how.

If you pull the air cleaner off -- and pump the throttle... do you see gas squirting?

I'm wondering - if after it's started the first time.... does it start right up after that like it should??

Has anyone tried starting fluid for it's initial fire up after sitting?? If so - does it fire right off and keep running??

Is the fuel fresh?? Fresh meaning in the last 60 days.