Are there any mechanics out there?

That is actually a good thought there mysd and yes it does have gas. Also I am so glad you commented on this discussion because when I went to bed last night I thought I had finally had a first I didn't want, a discussion that no one has responded to. Sooo, although we are not supposed to say thanks for responding, thanks.

hiya MysD
Seems the males of the species are not what they used to be you can say that again! When I shouted my neighbour up to help with a current problem he was too busy fiddling with my switches and I managed to find the stopcock myself

Alice you do soooo remind me of Dawn French!

You are soooooo making me laugh today wherever I read you me lass!

I appreciate the thought but the fuel filter is apparently okay since the gas gets to the carburator okay. That was a good thought though because usually if fuel is not going where it is supposed to it is either a fuel pump or filter problem.

The compressions okay but I think we ruled out a timing problem because it was not backfiring while trying to start. But maybe if it was only a little off it would not backfire but not start either. Thanks for the direction.

The spark plugs are new and yes we gapped them. It is a straight stick but the problem is we have nothing powerfull enough to push it. We are driving a ranger and this truck is a big truck with doolies. We've got fire but the gas doesn't get to the plugs. I'm beginning to think the valves are stuck. What do you think?

Ok i think you right after thinking this for awhile thats what i came up with i may be awoman and old but i havedone my share of fixing cars trucks and motor-cycles good luck.

I'm glad to know that I am not the only woman that has worked on cars. Don't you just love the looks some men give you when they see you fixing it yourself?

yes thats the best part of it my husband is always aking me some kind of stupid question about his truck,he drives the little i drive the big one.

OOOkay just what is a stop cap??

I may have been using the wrong word savak. It's called a stopcock/stop tap and is normally found beside the water tank and pipes. It's used when work needs to be done on the taps etc at the sinks and bath.

Oh! We yanks call it a cut off valve.

I have been known to threaten a few cars with a match in the gas tank and one I threatened to drive off into the Saint John's River. It kept overheating so I thought I would see if the river would be enough water for it. I have never really followed through with any of my threats though.

I might be able to help with the computer problem. I've been fooling around with them since the TRS 80's came out. What seems to be the problem?

The problem is my eyesight ain't what it used to be and my hand isn't as steady as it once was, and trying to solder a point about the size of a pinhead with shaky hands and bad eyesight is really a pain...

This truck had been sitting up for some time. In fact the motor was locked up when we started. Water had condensed in the top of the pistons. We took the spark plugs out and pumped out all the water and oiled the pistons then rocked the crank back and forth until we freed up the engine. We replaced all the electrical parts, points, plugs and so on and got the engine to roll over. It seemed to have compression but got less with time. Then the battery cables started to get exceedingly hot until they melted. We replaced them but now the starter seems to be fried. We are wondering if we should invest in a starter or just cut our losses.