timeing 180 out

[Sambo]

i cant figure out why my timeing is 180 out..
here's what i got>
ford control module(blue grommet)
ford base and cap&rotor and runs but not like i think it should!!! (stock coil for now)
tfi soon to go on...
previous owner told me that the distributor
was 180 out...i dont know what year the module is but shouldn't matter should it?
oh yeah my motor is a 77 360...
:confused: :(

[ October 06, 2001: Message edited by: Sambo ]

[Crazy_Jeepman]

I guess I would like to know why you feel your timeing is 180. To be honest it will not run with timeing out that far. It would blow flame out the carb.

[Stuka]

You sure the distributer wasnt replaced and maby put inn one tooth off? This is a common thing among novices. This will wack out your timing unless you got and move all your plug wires over one notch.

But ya if it was actually 180 degrees out it wouldent even start. You could do seious internall damage as well.

So if you turn it over with a timing light on it what does it read? If it was 180 degrees out you wouldent even see the timing mark, as it would be on the bottom of the pully.

[andy d]

hmmn, yeah , it would prolly run. plug wire positions on the cap would be different tho. should be easy enough to check. even chitlins would have the firing order and a diagram of the cap. if yours dosnt match, it s a matter of finding tdc of #1,noting where the rotor points and relocating dist shaft so rotor points to right cap hole. po prolly got tdc ignition and tdc exhaust flipped. and just re did the plug wires. prolly the dist is retarded cuz the vac adv is hitting the engine.