there is absolutely no reason to use ether, I have never used it in my life, I spent a good portion of said life in Montana, and Alaska, where it can get really, really cold. (The rest of my life has been in tropical paradises) The distributor can be anywhere, all that matters is if the wires are in sync with the rotor, wherever that sits with #1 on TDC compression, that will be #1, and then go clockwise in the correct order. But you need to get the static timing correct, There is a post going around right now about "235 engine won't start" which has a couple of links to some very good (if not somewhat convoluted) instructions on how to set everything up. I don't know if this engine has been running previously, and don't think just using a carter carb will fix everything, I have had the same rochester for 30 years now, the beauty of them is simplicity. Unless something has been broken, taken out and lost or put back in the wrong spot, plugged or something like that it should work just fine. There could be a leaking throttle shaft, or something like that. Or you got one of the little intake rings hung up and are sucking air. Keep us informed.
Last edited by brokenhead; 05/06/2013 6:40 AM.
