I do have the manuel adjustment on the dist, and I did turn a bit, guess I
better borrow my friend's timing light and check that out too. I know
better than to change a bunch of things all at once, but I got frustrated
and off we went. Not the first time this has happened, it's always a good
lesson and you learn so much.
Jane (keeping you posted)
>
> Ok, did you happen to play with the distributor timing by chance?
> Is your distributor the type that you manualy set the timing by
> turning a little know? If so when you change points you HAVE to set
> the timing. That holds true even for cars where you use a timing
> lite. I found that out the hard way and then read the book. Thats
> how guys do things.<g>
>
> The other thing I hate to say is you could have a bad spark plug out
> of the box. It has happened to me before and as usual you don't
> check that until all else fails to pan out.
>
>
> > I did regap all the plugs to .25 still no start, I'm still looking.
> > I know there is spark to the points. I forgot to turn the key off
> > before putting the screw driver into the points, and I saw the
> > spark.
> >
>
> Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
>
> 1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L (In "Teething" Mode right now)
> 1966 TR4A CT72398L (Waiting for garage space to start
teardown)
> 1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Suspension just about ready to
install)
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