Thanks for having me here, just recently bought my 1989 Islander and drove it for about a week and a half and then it decided to not start anymore. The day that it started this i ran to 2 other places and all was well until i went to the grocery store and it started to rain, this is when it decided to no start. I received a jump and got it home. From there, I've changed the battery, both positive and negative cables for the battery, starter, I've adjusted the timing to about 12 deg BTDC, ensured i was getting gas to the carb, I've checked the voltage on the battery with it on and off, checked voltage at the starter during crank and it's sitting around 10.6v. I can jump it and it run fine and once the engine is warm i can crank it after a couple of long starts depending on how cool the motor is. Any ideas or suggestions on how to fix this issue? Forgot to mention, PO has installed an HEI dizzy.
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