Bob & Craig:
It is also not uncommon to install the distributor gear drive 180 degrees
off. Check to make certain the large offset is in the proper position. If
cylinder #1 is at tdc and the rotor is pointing at #4 then it would be the
distributor gear off by 180 degrees. Be carful in removing it not to drop it
into the pan. There is a threaded hole in the center of the gear between the
offsets and the perfect removal tool is one of the 4 long bolts that are used
to hold the air cleaners in place on CB MGBs.
Frank "Swamp Yankee" Krajewski
Bob Howard wrote:
> Craig,
> Since you now have spark, have you checked that the #1 plug is firing
> with #1 cylinder at TDC? It's not easy to get 180 degrees out with a
> distributor, but it can be done.
> If you are unsure, have someone turn over the engine (with a wrench if
> possible) while you have your finger over the sparkplug hole and your
> eyes on the crankshaft pulley. When you feel the pressure build and see
> the timing marks coming up, stop at TDC (not critical). Then look at the
> distrib rotor and the cap and see that the rotor is pointing to the wire
> that goes to #1. If it's not, just rearrange the wires. Rotation of
> the distributor is counter clockwise, 1 3 4 2.
> Bob
>
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:13:04 -0500 "Craig D. Niederst"
> <niederst@telerama.com> writes:
> > Well, still cannot get the B started. I thought before that It may
> > have been
> > something in the distributor (only had spark at #2), but after a
> > little
> > cleaning I now have spark at all cylinders. One thing I did notice
> > about the
> > distributor is that the lower of the 2 clips that hold the cap on is
> > gone
> > (thus why there was a wire tie holding the assembly together put
> > there by
> > the DPO). Any way to fix this (without buying a whole new
> > distributor)? I
> > have already verified that I get fuel to the carbs. I am currently
> > at a loss
> > on why the car will not turn over. It cranks fine, just will not
> > start,
> > sputter, etc. I was thinking that the carbs could possibly be dirty
> > and
> > blocked from old gas, etc. I did pull the fuel line from the carbs
> > and
> > allowed the fuel pump to pump about 1 liter of gas out of the system
> > before
> > trying to start the car. The first few squirts were a bit dirty, but
> > it was
> > clean after that. But who knows if the DPO tried to start the car
> > and may
> > have let some of the dirty gas into the carbs. When I pulled the
> > plugs after
> > a little cranking, they all did smell of gas (so it looks like gas
> > is
> > getting to the combustion chambers). Any ideas on where to look
> > next? TIA.
> >
> > Craig
> > '71 B (still in the street and covered in snow)
> >
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