Yes, the engine will run if you are not completely off the mark. If I
recall correctly, even one-half link off will change the cam timing by
almost 6 degrees and that is a huge amount but the engine should run. One
full link off.... 12 degrees...... not sure how it would run. I would
Google "cam timing", read about advance and retard, and see what other
people say.
On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 8:23 AM, Rawdawgs <rawdawgs at aol.com> wrote:
> LIke Rusty I bought a BN4L back in the 70s and doing a restoration as
> work/kids/money allow. Now that I am retired I have been making some
> progress. I had some stuck valves and pulled the head and one thing lead to
> another and I basically did an engine rebuild. Got it back, put the head on
> it and got it started. It would run at about 2000 rpm pretty well, but if I
> let the RPMs drop it would die. Ran it for about 20 minutes or so. We ended
> up shutting down for the winter and are going to get started on in again.
> We assumed we got some trash in the carbs and that was causing my issue,
> but my mechanic brought up a question about the possibility that the timing
> chain being off a link or two. My machine shop guy did all that and when I
> got it, the cover was on it and I did not open it up and check it. Now
> that he mentioned it, I noticed that when he got the timing set the
> distributor was noticeably more clockwise than I remember,(and see in
> other's pcitures. I know the Longbridge engine is not an interference
> engine, but is there anyway the timing chain can be off a link or two and
> the engine still run? Thanks, Scott.
>
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