Timing and no-start

[Huw Powell]

Erik Ringelberg wrote:
> 
> All, same trouble, different day (5cyl 4kq):
> 
> I lined up my distibutor rotor with the secret line (cyl.1) and the
> "O" stamp on the flywheel is centered in the hole on the driver's
> side. (I inserted the distributor so that when the dist. gears lined
> up, it would end up pointing at the line etched on the dist. housing
> under the cap.) I cranked the engine using 30 deg. increments of the
> distributor's rotation.
> 
> OK. Then I checked for fuel at the cold injector, and it had a perfect
> mist pattern. I also checked for spart at the coil, check. So, why
> does this puppy just crank and not start?

dist might be 180 out?  IE it is pointed at #1 on crank TDC - but rotate
the crank one full turn and the dist points the other way.

check *camshaft* TDC position - the easiest way is to pop the oil filler
cap and look at the cam lobes, the front two will point up at about 45
degree angles at "true" TDC.

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Huw Powell

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