Fired up the new stroker up!
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Fired up the new stroker up!
Well my Dad and I went out and fired up the stroker today. After a year of dreaming and picking parts while sitting in the desert and 4 months of turning wrenches it started on the first crank and brought it to 2500 RPM's to break in the new cam. Needless to say after all the work, this being my first complete engine build, the engine sounds great and no big issues during the initial break in. Aluminum rad and stewart pump keep the temps hovering around 190 degrees, with no T-stat for break in even with the fans off! (checked with an IR gun and a thermal rad cap) Pics to follow soon. I would like to thank all the folks who answered endless questions and shared their expertise, without this forum Im not sure that I would have taken on the task.
One question I do have. To get the timing at 32 degrees at 2500 RPM's I had to rotate the distributor all the way counter clockwise till the vacuum can is touching the intake. I guess I need to rotate the distributor a tooth or two. My question is when I lift the distributor up which way do I rotate the rotor to get the vacuum can position more centered? Thanks in advance for any input.
One question I do have. To get the timing at 32 degrees at 2500 RPM's I had to rotate the distributor all the way counter clockwise till the vacuum can is touching the intake. I guess I need to rotate the distributor a tooth or two. My question is when I lift the distributor up which way do I rotate the rotor to get the vacuum can position more centered? Thanks in advance for any input.
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Clockwise. You have the right idea. I would set the motor so that the #1 cylinder is at top dead center, remove the distibutor cap and note the rotors position and mark it on the distributor. Lift it, and reset it. T ake your time. You will probably have to work with it a little bit to line it up with the oil pump shaft. Good luck.
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From: Greenville SC
I've found that when pulling a dist, the easiest way to move a tooth and line up with the oil pump is to look down into the hole when the dist is above the manifold, look at the position of the oil pump slot and then turn the oil pump to where it needs to be with a hacksaw blade. Kine of crude but works every time.
