Re: Unable to start up 1940 356 engine

Posted by Bill Butterworth On 2014/7/15 17:41:27

Thanks for all the ideas, will check out each of the suggestions and advise. Did rebuild oil pump and turned engine when the pump was still out. Did re-aline pump-distributor drive close to original position. To be sure not out 180 on exhaust stroke put finger over spark plug hole and cranked engine until blast of air came out, this I assume, is the compression stroke (not the exhaust stroke) and when the rotor should be on #1 terminal not #5. If I move spark plug wires even one position will not be able to aline rotor with #! terminal. Confirmed this by comparing TDC on vibration damper with rotor alinement to #1 terminal. Does this sound correct?