Distributor Drop in/ Align Ques
Drifting
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Just to be sure, did the car run with distributor in it before? I don't know which is new the manifold or the distributor? If the distributor is new try running the old one? Maybe there is something wrong with teh distributor(If it's new)?
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Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
Not tryin to be a smart a$% or anything here, but you DO realize that "Pointing to #1" refers to the #1 plug wire position on the dist cap and NOT to the No 1 Cylender right?
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by kalister1
Just to be sure, did the car run with distributor in it before? I don't know which is new the manifold or the distributor? If the distributor is new try running the old one? Maybe there is something wrong with teh distributor(If it's new)?
---The motor would backfire under minimal load while driving and the engine would cut out at 3K like I had hit a rev limiter. I had similar experiences the first time that I had installed the dist incorrectly which is why I assumed...
Originally Posted by SIXFOOTER
Not tryin to be a smart a$% or anything here, but you DO realize that "Pointing to #1" refers to the #1 plug wire position on the dist cap and NOT to the No 1 Cylender right?
I bugged Lars today and he suggested that I square off the dist, and set the rotor at 12-16 BTDC. I'll do that tomorrow and report back, I won't be home today till 10pm.
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by rcread
Double and triple check your spark plug wire routing. It is REAL easy to get wrong and would cause the backfire you describe.
By the way, Lars said that you guys were right about the tooth alignment being inconsequential.
to you. I was wrong 
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What is new and what did you do to the motor prior to starting it up this time ?...and when it fired did you move the distributor around to get it to run better ?
Melting Slicks
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From: Madison Ms
This is where it helps to have two people. It's dying because you need to the turn the distributor after it fires and adjust the timing quickly. Just loosen up the distrib. bolt and get ready to twist it after it fires off. (BTW....you don't have to twist it very much at all to make a difference.) Now once you get it running on a stable idle by "ear tuning", put the timing light on it, and adjust your idle.
Looks like you put it in correctly!!
Looks like you put it in correctly!!
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by MotorHead
What is new and what did you do to the motor prior to starting it up this time ?...and when it fired did you move the distributor around to get it to run better ?
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Originally Posted by torqvette
The only thing that is new to the motor is the dist and the Vic Jr, the Demon has been on for about 50 miles. With the dist how it was I set the base timing at 14 BTDC, it prob wanted more but I wanted to be safe till I get it dyno tuned.
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by rcread
How old is your balancer? I wonder if the ring is slipping, giving you a false reading. That might explain why it ran so poorly with the old distributor, too.
Originally Posted by MotorHead
And it ran like crap before you changed these parts too ?