Timing
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Timing
Hope someone here can give me advise. 1972 coupe with 350. Car ran. I marked the distributor and pulled it out. removed points and installed ignitor II. Got it back together and it tried to run but wouldnt. Ended up putting the points back in and putting it on TDC No. 1 and installing the distributor but it just turns over and will not start. have the rotor on the #1 tower.
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I pulled plug in No 1 position and rotated motor to whre I could feel the piston coming up on compresion stroke. Then I got the marks lined up at TDC. Dropped the distributor in with vacuum advance facing the proper position. Had rotor on the No 1 tower on the cap. I know it has to be timing. The care strted no problem before I did anything.
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From: NP Nebraska
Start with the very basic stuff first. I'm sure you did but recheck once more. I built an engine a couple of years ago and on my first start to break in the cam.... nothing. I cranked on it for two days before I realized that I had put the plug wires on the dizzy in reverse order! I'm still waiting for the cam to wipe a lobe!
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From: punta gorda florida
timing
piston not position on dist. cap you could have engine on #6 tdc easy to do. I had my dist. 180 out on first start up also. ck yhey basic stuff first. as myko stated easy to get turned around
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From: Hinckley OH
If you are saying that you have no spark to the spark plug wires, you should check to make sure you don't have the wire to the points or condenser grounded on the distributor body. That will prevent spark from getting to the spark plug wires.
If you do have spark to the spark plug wires, then I would try to find top dead center again and restab the distributor. It seems like my rotor pointed to #6 when I installed it.
If you do have spark to the spark plug wires, then I would try to find top dead center again and restab the distributor. It seems like my rotor pointed to #6 when I installed it.
Last edited by my 76 ray; Oct 28, 2012 at 02:48 PM.