Volvo won't start.......

[vandeusen]

HI Don't know how to start my own thread but here is my queston.. I bought a 1985 bayliner ciera 2450 on ebay and the drive was NOT installed. He did however give me a Volvo 270 drive. I tried taking the drive out with no luck as it is hard as heck. I noticed that the boat had no spark plugs in it and when question his reply was the boat was winterized. I brought it home (10hrs away) and started to go thru the boat. I installed the new spark plugs and first the engine was real SLOW turning as it seemed to be corroded shut (I think) we played with it for a while and got her cranking but not firing. I looked around the internet and found that although it says its a Volvo aq225d it was made by GM. I checked compression which was awesome. I then hooked up the spark plugs to distributor and all I get is it cranking. It tried to fire one time and that was it. Tried starting fluid but nothing just crank. I used the firing order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 with 1 being tdc do I have the wrong firing order? what is stopping it from starting with 64 gallons of treated fuel on board.

Thank you for your answers
Marshall

P.S if I am in the wrong place Moderators feel free to put this in the right place and Please let me know.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Welcome to the form vandeusen. The motor is a small block chevy. There is no reason to leave the plugs out for winterization. In fact, that's a bad idea. That's the right order...... I attached a visual. Any idea how old the gas is?

 

[jeffnick]

To get an gas motor running you need:
Spark
Fuel
Compression
Timing
You seem to have concluded you have compression and fuel so I'd focus on spark and timing. If you pull a plug and it's fuel soaked I'd check for a good spark. If you have spark, timing (or plug squence) could be the cause.

 

[Scott Danforth]

if your ignition module in the mid 80's volvo distributor is bad, they cost more than buying a new distributor. However check all your connections, check the coil resistance, and check for corrosion under the dist. cap.

 

[jerryjerry05]

Points and condenser in the 80's Volvos
Spark???
Points/ condenser replace.
The firing order should be on the intake manifold.

Anyone who leaves the plugs out for ANY reason is an idiot.

 

[Scott Danforth]

My 1988 271C had a VP specific prestolite electronic ignition, yet when I check the 225A, B, and D, it does have points....wierd

in that case, the points need to be cleaned if it sat too long