OK camaro experts. I have an 84 Camaro with a early 80's 305. Has stock aluminum Intake. I just put on a new Q-jet carb. After i installed that I only had it fired up about 6 times. Now the damn thing barely turns over. I don't know what to do. I'm not sure about the timming but sometimes I can go out and it'll turn over good and not start and others it just won't turn over at all. PLEASE HELP

Check you grounds including the battery post and make shure your battery has a good charge.

just a suggestion check your battery to see if there is enough amperage from the battery it is an easy check just put a mulitmeter on your battery post and have some one start the engine if you voltage drops way down then you could have a bad battery

Ok, i'll try those things when I get home today from work. I have my moms car for the time being. I had a slow battery charrger on it all night, and I got out and it turned over real good. Just won't fire.

Ray

ok i got a really good explanation of what my car is doing when I try to start it. I got the battery good and charged up. I stuck a volt gauge to it and when I turn it over it jumps down between 10-11 normal right? But when I go to give it some gas it bearly wants to turn over. Like the battery is dead. When it was cranking hard the gauge stayed at 10-11. What's the problem>????

Ray

try cleaning your plugs & charge or buy new battery, clean battery cables.
good luck. joe

I just added new plugs and the batter is brand new about 3 months ago. It's one of those big interstate battery's. So when I'm cranking it over and the gauge reads between 10-11 it's no good? Why does it crank hard when I pump the gas?

RaY

Sounds like timing is advanced alittle too much. 10-11 volts is fine for the battery reading while cranking.

Once you get it running, measure charging voltage at the battery, s/b 13.5-14.5 volts.

May have to tighten drive belt, you said it cranked over fine for about six times then died.

Everett 68/350/PG/11.90/115mph

I agree with everett that it might be your timing it sound like your battery is really good good luck.StanA