Re: What next? Starter?

Posted by HH56 On 2016/8/6 19:40:16

And along the same lines of misplaced plug wires did you verify how the distributor is oriented. If the dist gear is a tooth off #1 wire will not be in the location the manual shows.

If you haven't done so it might be good to place #1 piston at top dead center and then remove the dist cap to verify the rotor is under or just past the location the #1 wire is plugged into. If not then move the wire as needed. A tooth off might mean one or even two holes from the position the manual shows. After that verify the wires follow the firing order 1-6-2-5-8-3-7-4 and goes counterclockwise from that location.

There have also been a few cases where dist installation was an issue. The engine was not positioned with #1 at TDC of the compression stroke but rather was on the exhaust stroke so dist was 180 out when it was installed.