| Re: Reinstalled distributer and engine won't start |
Subject: Re: Reinstalled distributer and engine won't start by 86PACER on 2011/1/22 11:03:43 Quote:
Ok. If it runs on it's own with EST removed and dies as soon as you reconnect there is a timing issue involved. I had a very similar problem that drove me crazy. Is this an old balancer? Check your balancer for outer ring slippage. In all likely hood you are setting timing and TDC position using a balancer timing mark that has slipped and is no longer where it's supposed to be and out of sync with the motor. Use something to set the #1 piston to true physical TDC on the compression stroke without using the timing marks on the balancer this time. Once you have #1 at true physical TDC on the compression stroke see where the balancer mark is lining up at. If the balancer is good and has no slippage it should be pointing right on the deep notch (Zero) of the timing tab. If it's not pointing there your balancer timing mark is slipped and that's the source of your timing problem. Paint your own new timing mark and set timing to that one and see how the car runs now. A likely scenario if the balancer is old is that your balancer has slipped more out of place since the last time you had used it to set timing properly before the engine teardown. It happened to me and drove me F'n crazy till I figured that was the problem. The big clue for me was that with the EST unplugged the car ran better, and worse as soon as I reconnected it, sometimes even stalling. So double check your balancer for slippage and verify that your balancer timing mark is still in sync with the motor and has not moved. |
