will e
09-16-2003, 10:27 AM
EDIT: After writing this post it occured to me that the crank turns over twice for every one time that the cam does. When I put the distributor back in I didn't check to see if I was on the compression stroke for Cyl number 1.
I am going to rotate the distrib 180 degrees (with the mark on TDC of course).
Edit again: Yep. Fired right up. I can't believe I did that! Did the same thing on my mustang engine. Okay. Back to work. I am going to leave this post, maybe it will help someone doing a search.....
Original post:
Truck won't start.
Can't figure it out.
My timing chain cover sprung a leak. I got a new one from BJ's. While I was in there I replaced the timing chain. Eldelbrock brand.
All done putting it back together and it won't start!
I have spark. I had marked where the rotor was on the distrib with the timing mark on TDC (or darn close). I have fuel. Seems to crank over fine. It was running fine before.
Problems I did have while doing the work:
1. stock distributor harness broke. Just the outside. I am using the same harness and, like I said, I have spark. No doubt about that!
2. When I took the timing chain off I saw that the marks were not lined up. They were 180 degrees off on the cam side. I put the OLD chain and gears back on and rotated the engine by hand until they were lined up.
I put the new edelbrock timing gear on using the 'normal' key. (you can go 4 degrees advance or retarted). It basically slipped right on. I didn't move either the cam or the crank.
Other than that (and the usual stuff) it all went good. I had figured that if the engine didn't start I would check for spark and if I didn't have any spark I would splice the distributor wires. I most certainly do have spark.
I tried rotating the distributor in both directions. No good. I let it sit for a while in case it was flooded. No good. I put the distributor back to where I had marked it and tried it again (did this several times) and still no good.
Anyone with any thoughts at all?
[ September 16, 2003, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: will e ]
I am going to rotate the distrib 180 degrees (with the mark on TDC of course).
Edit again: Yep. Fired right up. I can't believe I did that! Did the same thing on my mustang engine. Okay. Back to work. I am going to leave this post, maybe it will help someone doing a search.....
Original post:
Truck won't start.
Can't figure it out.
My timing chain cover sprung a leak. I got a new one from BJ's. While I was in there I replaced the timing chain. Eldelbrock brand.
All done putting it back together and it won't start!
I have spark. I had marked where the rotor was on the distrib with the timing mark on TDC (or darn close). I have fuel. Seems to crank over fine. It was running fine before.
Problems I did have while doing the work:
1. stock distributor harness broke. Just the outside. I am using the same harness and, like I said, I have spark. No doubt about that!
2. When I took the timing chain off I saw that the marks were not lined up. They were 180 degrees off on the cam side. I put the OLD chain and gears back on and rotated the engine by hand until they were lined up.
I put the new edelbrock timing gear on using the 'normal' key. (you can go 4 degrees advance or retarted). It basically slipped right on. I didn't move either the cam or the crank.
Other than that (and the usual stuff) it all went good. I had figured that if the engine didn't start I would check for spark and if I didn't have any spark I would splice the distributor wires. I most certainly do have spark.
I tried rotating the distributor in both directions. No good. I let it sit for a while in case it was flooded. No good. I put the distributor back to where I had marked it and tried it again (did this several times) and still no good.
Anyone with any thoughts at all?
[ September 16, 2003, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: will e ]