Cant' start Truck.

[Lobo'74]

After driving Truck for 9 months he decided not to start today. Smell gas likes its flooded, but holding the pedal to the floor until it catches didn't work.

I pulled a plug to see about spark and found it looked nasty. A Bosch platinum plug but foulde out in black gunk. 4 of the 8 were like that, 2 were so bad they had the tip covered over. I'm surprised Truck could get going at all. I changed all the plugs (had to pull the passenger side headers to get tho 1 on that side). Got everything back together, still no start.

I've had to crank 2 to 3 short tries to get it started occasionally, but Truck usually starts 1st or 2nd try.

Delco/Remy HEI ignition. My first HEI. . . hate to sound stupid, but I don't see a coil to check, and there are only 8 wires out of the top of the distributer/HEI ignition box.

Edelbrock 1470, 750cfm carb. Its sounds like it is squirtin' gas fine, and you can smell gas after the 5th, or 6th, or 7th . . . start attempt.

I'm clueless. Any ideas on what I can check before I have to get it (shudder) towed to a shop?

Would like to fix it myself rather than take it in, but I need to get it running again. Projects await that need Truck!