Timing issue (yep, another one.)

the baPhoon

the baPhoon

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Just finished buttoning everything up and tried to start it to set my timing yesterday. It would crank but wouldnt fire up, and i found my gasket for my T-stat housing was leaking so i gave up.

Got back out to the truck this afternoon and swapped the dist 180 thinking that would be the issue. Got all the wires back on, and tried to fire it up. It would crank and sound like it was about to run then it felt like the engine was stopping and being spun backwords (i could see the fan blade spin opposite).

Double checked my wire position, checked my timing mark on the balancer, checked my dist again :rant:
I have no clue whats goin on now heh. Left most timing mark is where it should be, rotor is back on 1 after being spun 180 from its last mark.

The only think i can think of is maybe i spun it a 360 accidently but i doubt it.
Ill check again.

Brown wire is disconected, new plugs/wires/rotor/cap.
 
swetyphoon

swetyphoon

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Re: Timing issue (yep, another one.)

the baFoon said:
Just finished buttoning everything up and tried to start it to set my timing yesterday. It would crank but wouldnt fire up, and i found my gasket for my T-stat housing was leaking so i gave up.

Got back out to the truck this afternoon and swapped the dist 180 thinking that would be the issue. Got all the wires back on, and tried to fire it up. It would crank and sound like it was about to run then it felt like the engine was stopping and being spun backwords (i could see the fan blade spin opposite).

Double checked my wire position, checked my timing mark on the balancer, checked my dist again :rant:
I have no clue whats goin on now heh. Left most timing mark is where it should be, rotor is back on 1 after being spun 180 from its last mark.

The only think i can think of is maybe i spun it a 360 accidently but i doubt it.
Ill check again.

Brown wire is disconected, new plugs/wires/rotor/cap.
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Maybe the balencer has moved a bit in the rubber i had that problem on my truck so the timing was totaly wrong.Check that.
 
the baPhoon

the baPhoon

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Re: Timing issue (yep, another one.)

Need to find a damn pencil and check for Cyl 1 TDC...

Wouldnt have this issue if my stepdad would have scribed the lower intake as well as the dist shaft hahaha

Im just gona pull all the plugs off the dist and hook everything up again
 
Trapper

Trapper

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Re: Timing issue (yep, another one.)

I did this last weekend get it close as you can with the disy pointing on #1 on the cap and at TDC witht he brown wire plugged in then get it close turn off the truck unplug the brown wire the set the timming to 0 I had a bad memcal and it wouldnt start at all now it does.
 
cloneman315

cloneman315

Active member
Re: Timing issue (yep, another one.)

put your finger on the hole 1 and bump it untill it blows the air out that means your close to tdc then line up the marks.
 
the baPhoon

the baPhoon

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Re: Timing issue (yep, another one.)

Just picked up a compression tester tonight, Im just gona hook some tubing to the end of the compression tester hose and stick it to my lip while i crank it. Should be able to get it pretty close that way.
 
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pinellas50

New Guy
Re: Timing issue (yep, another one.)

With the engine trying to spin backwards like that, it sounds like you currently have the timing way too advanced.
 
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