69 340 problems

The engine has 90,ooo miles on it, and doesn't blow any blue smoke. All tune up parts are new. When it ran (and it ran quite well until last Sunday) it didn't smell rich, had decent throttle response, and a steady idle.

The fuel sending unit is original, and looked clean when I looked at it through the filler neck opening.

The tank is also original, and was clean as a whip inside. I opened up the carb tonight, and the fuel level was even with the top of the thin metal "slosh" plates inside. It seems the accelerator pump doesn't push fuel through the squirters until it is way down in it's bore. Is this normal? Its the original AVS, recently rebuilt. The inside of the carb is spotless.

The gas in the tank is new, it is 1/2 full, and the fuel filter is new.

This engine wasn't rebuilt, but all the accessories connected to it are new, rebuilt, and were good original parts.

I wonder if the 318 distributor that is in the car has a problem. It seemed tight when I had it apart, and I put new advance springs and vacuum advance can on it. I have no idea where the timing is set, however. I haven't put a light on it.
The car would start with a click of the key prior to the time trouble started last Sunday.

Thanks for all the responses.

George