Originally Posted by Roy Rodgers
Spark plugs clean and not oily when you took them out for the compression test? 10 qts of oil in that engine might get close to a little of it getting around the rings, but I'm not sure.

Check for spark at the plugs. Good healty blue spark. If you have that, try a little fuel down the carb throat and see if it comes to life.

Even with 100psi it should fire up.

Maybe the rings aren't seated well enough to hit the higher compression. (I don't know).

What is the valve lash? Maybe the valves a little too tight.

Check all the basics first. Spark, fuel and timing. Maybe the distributor was just loose enough it has turned a little and is out of time. Cold stiff oil could turn a dist that is not quite tight enough.

The spark plugs were oily, so I blew them out and cleaned them up and put them back in.

I defiantly have spark at the plugs. I have been running with one of those lighted plug boots over the #1 cylinder.

I was trying gas down the throat. Would not run.
The 283 has hydraulic lifters no adjustment, but excellent thought because wouldn't too much oil cause issues here?

I checked hiow tight the distributor was because I won point I though the too much oil was a result of not enough priming and maybe the filter was not full yet. That thought proved wrong, but I took the distributor out, primed again and made sure I was at my previous running starting point.

Last edited by GMCAMARO; 11/26/2010 4:38 PM.