> From: dave houser
> Can you shed some advice on a non starting, fresh engine non MG? It's in
> a friend's AH 3000, 6 cylinder but I figure it's a common problem we all
> share. We checked the following, plug gaps, points(which he had too
> open but we fixed. He gets a spark, engine cranks, we have fuel but no
> start, timing seems on, valves adjusted fine, but not even a pop.
Are you certain the timing is correct? Turn the engine until #1 is at TDC on
compression stroke (valves closed). The rotor should then be aimed at the
location of the spark plug wire for #1. On most engines it is possible to
install the distributor drive gear wrong. Timing can easily be 180 degrees
off...
Are the spark plug wires in the right order? (I don't recall the firing order
for a six cylinder off hand).
If you have fuel, compression and a spark (at approximately the right time), it
should run. So double check those three things.
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
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