'89 80 2l Timing

[Alan Pritchard]

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I have rebuilt the 80's head, refitted and am now having trouble getting it
to fire. I did not realize that it had an intermidiate pulley which drives
the distributor, so at tdc on 1 , the crank is in the right place, as is the
camshaft and the intermediate gear, the distributor has not been removed, so
it is as it was when the car was running. When sat at tdc on 1, with the no
1 plug out, turn the key to on but don't crank, and there is an instant
spark, although a bit orange for my liking.  Plugs,leads,dizzy cap and rotor
arm are new. This is the 8v 2l motor, with the dizzy on the block.  By all
rights it should be running as far as im concerned, there is definitely fuel
going through, although I replaced a vacuum line, so it could be rich.
Thanks