Just one thing more. Make sure that both valves are closed or you
could be one rotation off. This would put the distributor 1/2 turn
off.
You can either pull the valve covers or check for air coming out
of the spark plug hole when both valves are closed.
Bruce K
57 3200
MN
At Wednesday, 19 December 2001, you wrote:
>To put the engine at TDC, put the crank shaft timing mark at TDC
on the scale.
>At TDC the #1 piston should be all the way up in the bore at the
same time the
>timing mark on the crank shaft at TDC. At this time the rotor in the
>distributor will be pointing at the #1 spark plug wire position on the
>distributor. If it's not, pull out the distributor enough to turn
the gear and
>set it right. If all is right, check those spark plug wires again.
Hope this
>helps.
>Steve
>'51 3100
>St Peters, MO
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: laurie
>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:41 PM
>To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: [oletrucks] engine
>
>no its a firing bang like out of timing but i dont know what to do ...
>how can i tell what cylinder is tdc i need #1tdc right ...?
>it rolls good i pre lubed it it got 70psi oil pressure...what now?
>i only got hedders on it now and it sounds like a gun lol with flames
>shooting
>out of the headders
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