[Arachnyd]

Checked for spark, spark is good. Killed a battery and melted a starter solenoid trying to get it to start. replaced both. It has gas going to the carb- unhooked gas line and let it shoot at me. looking in from top of carb, gas is going in when I pump it.

If I hold down the gas when I try to start it (after pumping it a few times) it sounds like it wants to start, and will give me a few turns after the starter stops, but it never roars to life. My neighbor agrees that it sounds like its starving for fuel, but you can see the fuel going into the carb. I pulled apart the carb, cleaned everything, replaced gaskets and seals.

Wouldn't do anything more than normal when I tried starter fluid.

Any idea what I should try? should I replace plugs and stuff just in case?

It started up and ran perfectly until today though, so thats why I'm real confused.

Its an 80 CJ7 straight 6 5 spd manual . I asked this on the jeep forum and got no response??

Thanks!