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| | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 60 | I cant get it to start driving me insane! I have good spark and I'm getting fuel. Checked base timing I think it's good but all I can get is a backfire out the carb am I 180 out of time help! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 | Sounds like it. Turn the engine over to where the the timing marks line up and pull the distr cap and see if your one #1.
Is this a fresh rebuild? did you replace the plug wires? Adjust the valves?
Larry
I don't own a vehicle that isn't old enough to drink.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,747 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,747 | Pull the valve cover and watch the valves move as you roll the engine over clockwise from the front. Get the #6 exhaust valve closing and the intake opening. This is known as "overlap", indicating that the #6 piston is at the top of the exhaust stroke. Now, look at the distributor rotor, and it should be pointing to the #1 cylinder plug wire. If not, rewire the distributor using the cap tower the rotor is pointing to as #1. The firing order, going clockwise, is 1-5-3-6-2-4. Button everything up and fire it up!
Jerry
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