Timing on a 77' 350
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Cruising
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Timing on a 77' 350
I have a regular 350 with nothing special added. I had a misfire today and found that the last owner had routed the wires under the headers and had burned holes in the wires. After replacing the wires I tried to start the car and now instead of running extremely rough it wont even turn over. Any advice on what I should check to fix this problem?
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Cruising
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I removed all of them because the last owner had put the cap on completely backwards, im suprised it ran at all. I used a diagram online and the original owners manual to put them on the way its suppose to be but I am afraid the rotor is completely in the wrong place.
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Man I know I am asking lots of questions but I don't want to offend you with an answer you already may know. Do you have a timing light, (dial type?) The cap has a notch in it so it is supposed to be hard to put on backwards lol.
I would start from scratch and find TDC and time the engine. If you haven't timed one of these old Chevys in a while, this link has some great info to refresh you,
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...long-post.html
I would start from scratch and find TDC and time the engine. If you haven't timed one of these old Chevys in a while, this link has some great info to refresh you,
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...long-post.html
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Its ok, its got a HEI setup and the cap was actually on 180 degrees off, I took it to a shop before and he was the only that actually caught it.. I will get a timing light and start all over. I appreciate the advice, I was mainly concerned with a unique timing setup, I figured it was the basic GM set up and I would have to start all over. I got the car about a month or so ago so now its all about fixing the issues. I really appreciate the advice
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Put the new wires in exactly the same place as the old wires even though it's 'backward'. The engine will start immediately assuming it's not flooded and run just fine.