On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:26:01 -0700, JamesE
wrote:

Regarding the timing guage I went and looked at a new one so I now
know where the timing should be. I also replaced all of those parts
like the coil but that didn't make a difference so I kept looking for
the problem. I then rebuilt the carburetor which made it run much
better but didn't fix the problem. Then I cleaned the engine grounds
and that fixed the problem. I guess the heat was affecting the ground
which is why it would die and not start, then start up fine in the
morning. Also I guess the reason changing the timing helped to get it
started was because it was making a better ground with the
distributor. Thanks everyone for helping me.

Thanks for the results. Might help somebody else down the line.
Not sure what grounds you cleaned up, but it might just have been heat
upping the resistance a bit, and while you played with the distributor
it cooled off enough. Just guessing.
But I had a similar problem with a primary ignition wire laying
against a head and when it reached a certain temp it would kill the
engine. Let it cool off and it was fine.
Fuel pressure/volume was good, so I wasted a new control module trying
to fix it to no avail. I hung my head in defeat over the engine, the
sun came through the clouds at the correct angle, and my eye caught
a glint in the wire on the head near the firewall.
An inch of electrical tape fixed it and my 3 month nightmare was over.
Of course I had failed to the wire in its loop when I changed the
valve cover gasket the previous year, so had nobody to blame but
myself. But I still don't like Chrysler.

--Vic