Classic/Antique Car Repair: 1970 Olds 442 wont start, carberator, start car


Question
Car turns over but doesn't start. Poured gas straight into the carberator & still nothing. There's no spark at the spark plugs or distributor.  It's got electronic ignition, so there's no window & no points. Additionally, there is no center plug so I can't follow it to the coil. The only thing that is going in to / out of the distributor cap is 8 plug wires & several small guage wires the I can't seem to follow down into the engine. Any ideas?

Answer
I'm guessing you need an old fashion tune-up... Points, Plugs, Distributor (assuming these parts haven't been changed in a while).

However, keep in mind if the problem just started, it could have jumped timing, so you will want to check that as well.