Starts and dies for first three times

mtldart said

the weird thing it did was definitely something electrical going on. no crank, no fire, no lights on when i opened the door nothing. I cleaned up the battery posts this morning assuming that was the problem, but that doesn't seem to be the same problem as the "takes three times to start" issue. but now with clean posts I can eliminate that being the problem tomorrow morning when i try to start it again!

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Sounds like you have an electrical issue to go with your carb issue. Clean and tighten all your battery cable connections. Make sure the starter relay is tight(it grounds through the mounting screws). Check your bulkhead wiring harness for melted connectors. Then check your ammeter in the gauge cluster to make sure the wires are tight. Lastly put a new ballast resistor on it. Keep the old one for a spare if that doesn't help, you'll need a spare since they go out regularly.