The distributor is geared to the camshaft which is geared to the crank. The cams spins 1/2 the speed of the crank (2 to 1). So the distributor will be right every other rotation. This is why you have to be sure you are #1 compression stroke, if you hit the exhaust stroke, #6 is trying to fire.
To double check, get the crank close to the pointer, pull #1 plug and hold your finger over the hole while turning (with a wrench) the engine. If you are on the compression stroke, you will feel the compression, exhaust stroke, you won't feel anything.
Can you confirm the plugs are firing? pull a wire and ground out a extra plug to the block with the wire attached, does it fire?
How about getting fuel into the engine? have you tried a small cap of fuel dumped into the intake, (two or three spoons full)?
With the cap off the distributor, you should feel the mechanical advance moving when twisting the rotor, this is normal.
Not to insult or anything, but are you sure its wire in the correct order and direction? The vacuum advance points in the direction of rotation. Think of the mounting end of the advance unit as the arrow head, and the hose end as the feathers on a arrow. The arrow points the way of rotation!
Joe
I have checked the wires several times and yes, I am sure the distributor is in the correct location. The vacuum advance is pointing to the drivers side front. I did what the manual said to do. As for direction, the rotor rotates clockwise and the numbers go 1,8,4,3,6,5,7,2
When I look in the shop manual they have number one near the 12 o'clock position but some diagrams on the net have the #1 point on the cap the next position over, that did confuses me.
The plugs are firing, I have a tester and I held one to test it. The fuel getting into the engine is currently the issue. I got the motor to run twice for a second or two. I did not go any further.
When I first started I had a 1 gallon container under the fuel pump, with a filter and line into the container. In the beginning, when the engine ran it would pull gas from the container through a filter and into the pump. I have another OEM filter in front of the carb. I could see the OEM filter getting full of fuel. Recently however, I had not seen any gas being pulled beyond the first filter. The pump is a new delco pump. I figure two things
1) Bernoulies (sp?) principles tell me the gas container outlet should be above the pump.
2) My efforts probably have not been healthy for the pump, probably ran dry for a while.
So I decided to rig something above the pump. Good excuse to come back to it tomorrow with the understanding, that I had accomplished something today.
Back when I won alcoholic of the year(1999, took the gold), this was a reason to drink. But recently I could not even get a good showing in the competition, so I will just enjoy some forward progress until tomorrow, when my saw horse gas location is complete. Putting the gas tank on a saw horse which puts everything above the pump. The exit of the container though, is still above the actual gas.
Input would be appreciated.
