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#60620 05/18/2006 9:07 PM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 11 | Ok I have tried to get this machine cranked but no go.
Wires in order
Dizzy pointed right
rotor pointed right
valves adjusted initially on this rebuild.
PROBLEM
backfires thru carb or out exhaust but will not start.
I tried to move arond the dizzy in most spots but still backfire after acouple of cranks.
Any suggestions?
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#60621 05/18/2006 9:39 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | Your distributor is probably 180 degrees off. Need to check to see that it is firing on the compression stroke instead of the exhaust stroke. | | |
#60622 05/18/2006 9:40 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Sounds like the dist. is 180 degrees off. Make shure #1 cyl is on comp. strike & rotor is pointing to #1 term in cap.
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#60623 05/18/2006 10:46 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 226 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 226 | uhhhhh your sure you got the cam in time...???
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#60624 05/18/2006 11:39 PM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 11 | I only put new rings in and did not move the timeing chain therefore did not remove the cam or crank?
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#60625 05/19/2006 3:06 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | Did you pull the distributor out? | | |
#60626 05/19/2006 3:23 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 363 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 363 | My money is on 180* out. Common mistake. The dingalings on American Hotrod make it every time they put an engine in and Boyd has to figure it out for them  | | |
#60627 05/19/2006 7:17 PM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 510 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 510 | Like everyone else, I agree with the distributor being 180 out. I used to do that almost evey time until I started insuring that #1 was on the compression stroke when installing the dist.
Here's how I do it now: I turn the motor over with a socket wrench on the crank snout bolt and all the plugs pulled out. (You can also do this with a remote start button.) As the timing mark comes up to the indicator, I put a finger over the #1 spark plug hole. If I feel air being forced out past my finger, it's on the compression stroke. If not, I keep turning it over until I feel the compression.
With the timing mark lined up to TDC on the indicator, I position the distributor so that the rotor points to the location of the #1 spark plug wire. Then I stab the distributor into mesh with the gear on the cam. It will probably be necessary to align the oil pump gear with a long screwdriver to where it will mesh with the slot on the end of the dist. It might take a few tries, but it'll get there eventually. Then you can fire it up and set the timing with a light. | | |
#60628 05/22/2006 8:07 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | How'd you come out Bustingear? | | |
#60629 05/22/2006 8:24 PM | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | one last thought.....did you go in the right direction when putting the plug wires on the dizzy cap...in a clockwise direction!! | | |
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