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| | | | Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 558 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 558 | 235 installed and the title says it all. Took the carb off, inspected and getting gas. Swapped condensers. Swapped rotors. Swapped to NOS 44S plugs. Valves set .010 and .020 static. Timing set on the ball. Yer yer yer yer YER! YER! YER! YER! PING PTING POP PING yerr yerr yerr.
Help! Jethro.
~~ Jethro 1954 3100Back to LifeIn the Dity Gallery1951 3100 (gone) / 1956 4400 (still in the neighborhood) / 1957 6400 with dump body (retired) / 1959 3100 panel (in the woods junked) / 1978 Custom Deluxe K10 / 1993 S-10 4.3 / 2004 Chevy Crew Cab / 1945 John Deere H / 1952 John Deere B / 1966 John Deere 2510 / 1967 John Deere 1020 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 4,511 Moderator, Electrical Bay | | Moderator, Electrical Bay Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 4,511 | Is the distributor set up so that the #1 plug wire corresponds with the location of the rotor? Meaning...is the rotor pointing at the point on the distributor cap where the #1 plug wire is plugged in? And is the timing sequence correct? Condenser ok? Coil ok?
~ Jon
1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 558 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2022 Posts: 558 | Rotor pointing to #1. Timing light shows the ball on #1. Points .019. Swapped condenser no change. Swapped rotor no change. Swapped out plugs no change. Will swap out coil and points tomorrow. And recheck timing.
~~ Jethro 1954 3100Back to LifeIn the Dity Gallery1951 3100 (gone) / 1956 4400 (still in the neighborhood) / 1957 6400 with dump body (retired) / 1959 3100 panel (in the woods junked) / 1978 Custom Deluxe K10 / 1993 S-10 4.3 / 2004 Chevy Crew Cab / 1945 John Deere H / 1952 John Deere B / 1966 John Deere 2510 / 1967 John Deere 1020 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,310 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,310 | Clean the points first. Takes a minute.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,885 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,885 | You're timed to fire the spark plug on the exhaust stroke, not compression. The ball comes under the pointer twice in a 4-stroke cycle. Send me a PM and I'll walk you through checking the valve timing.
Jerry
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