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| | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 118 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 118 | hey guys Last year I put an hei distributor in my 283. Got it up and running and it ran fine. This winter I pulled the engine to swap the trans out and while I had it out I changed out all the gaskets and along the way I found the timing chain to be worn out to the point that it was slaping the block. Now. I have it all back together and it won't start or even fire. It has gas, spark and compression. I spun it around to tdc and the roter looks to be at about 8 oclock or a little better. I know thats not right. Is that because I swapped the disi with a bad chain. I know i installed the chain right and triple checked it. Can anyone tell me how many posts away from the power leads #1 is on the cap. My aftermarket cap doesn't have it stamped on there | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 362 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 362 | When in doubt think. Pull #1 plug and turn it over with finger in hole to feel compression, watch for timing mark on balancer and get it to tdc. It can be either on or off 180 degrees. So get it to the compression stroke and on the mark. Number 1 plug wire is in about the 1 o clock position on the cap looking down on it from the rear.
Hope this helps. It's what does it for me.
58 gmc 100 with 350 sbc
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 118 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 118 | Got the disi fixed. now I have no oil presure. the engines been sitting since december. I didn't touch the pump but I did drop the pan to change the gasket. how long should it take for the presure to kick up. does anyone know what the diameter of the oil pickup is? I can make a tool to reach down in there and spin it much easier than using a screwdriver. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Do you still have the original distributor? You can take the guts out of it and use the shaft (minus the gear) to run the pump using a drill.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 118 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 118 | the old distibutor worked like a champ. she's up and running good now. thanks for the tips | | |
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