Diagnose Engine Starting Issue and Seek Assistance

and wrenching on this. All right. So, boys, first thing we got to do is introduce y'all. So, this is Chris Meeks with Well, I'll let you tell them who you're with. Uh we run Meeks Recycling and Pick-N-Pull and roll-off services in Martinsville, Virginia. Yep, he's got a TikTok channel. He's building hot rods. He's building all kinds of cool stuff. Uh and this is Nathan Garrett. He's got a racing team. Uh tell them about it. >> So, yeah, we're uh based out of Stoneville, North Carolina. So, literally right down the road from Stony here, and uh we run open-wheel modified at Ace Speedway and other tracks around North Carolina and Southern Virginia. So. >> Nice. So, that's his car over there, and we'll get you a little more shot of that. And then Chris's truck is over here. What do y'all think? Let's take a look at it. First thing we got to do is get it started. So, I got a little can of fuel. I'll pour a little fuel in the carb and see if y'all can help me start it. >> Sure. All right. Here we go. Oh, a little BIT TOO BIG FOR this thing. Chris, you sold this thing to me. >> [laughter] >> Do you Do you feel bad? Nah. No, no. I think it's uh it's exciting. >> It's a true classic. All right. Here we go. I charged the battery all night last night. Hopefully, it'll fire on up. Make sure she's out of gear. I don't want to get ran over. Oh. Look at all the excitement this has produced. I know. It's sickness. It is a sickness. All right. >> A little squirt. Uh give it just a little squirt in the carb, maybe. That's probably good. Let's see what we got here. Um Oh, yeah, she's spraying. You see it? All right. Clutch has a little leak in it, so I'm pumping the clutch pretty good in here. Uh let's try her out. CLEAR PROPS. SO, THAT'S MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS IT will start, but it won't stay running. What do you think that might be? It could be the timing. It could be just a touch off. Yeah? Yeah, start it there just for a second. Start it? Yeah, let it run for a minute. >> thing loose? Yeah, it is. Yeah, so it very well could have backed up. >> Here we go.