Re: 37 will turn over but not fire.

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/11/7 8:22:32

I hand turned the distributor and locked it in, at the point where the points make contact at the above 3 degrees.

If I'm reading this correctly, you've set the timing incorrectly. The high tension voltage to fire the spark plug is produced when the points just open, not when they close. So go back, put #1 piston at 3 degrees BTDC and make sure it's on the compression stroke (both valves closed on the upstroke), rotate the distributor so the points are just about to open, and then make sure that the rotor is under the #1 spark plug wire.