N-14 no start, not getting fuel. head scratcher!!

Why? They are really easy to get to. And then you would see what the tips look like.

 

Would have been around that time.

 

Yes, pulling any injector on an older engine is always risking disturbing the injector cup seals enough to cause a coolant leak inside the engine. Now you have to pull the head off. I would try to get by without pulling them too.

 

Curious, with all that I have read, what is the cranking RPM? Also, there is a valve in the fuel pump, which can hang up and cause your exact problem. Were it me, I would pull the pump and suspect the problem is within it itself, it is a 150 psi constant pressure gear pump, sounds to me, based on past experiance to be your problem. Good luck, take care.

 

It won't light up on 25 psi, the difference, is with the ether it jumps the cranking RPM, plus the Kaboom, which I have rebuilt numerous engines due to broken top rings. I still have a gut feeling based on experiance and what you have shared, a problem with the pump, just my humble opinion. I have been out in the field and had one of the fuses in the harness on the LH side at the rear of the engine failed that can also contribute to a hard start, yet usually, ether will not start them, if both are failed a case of ether will not start one. Good luck, take care.