Walt: Engine Honey? Never heard of it. I didn't take the pistons out. I only took the heads off. Things dried up being open to the air. I'll lube it up. Martin: I didn't know about this notch. I saw nothing about it in the manual so thanks for pointing it out. I take it that I set #1 piston at TDC and the rotor where you stated? I'll have to pull the distributor. And the mixture control unit, and the intake and the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round. Rich --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> wrote: > You're supposed to line the rotor arm up with the little notch on the > edge of the dizzy body.... That'll give you your 13 degrees. Try > loosening the dizzy adjustment and while your friend is cranking it, > twiddle with the dizzy and see if you can get it to fire. You might have > to take the dizzy out again. > > Martin > > cruznmd wrote: > > >Ok kids, here's what's happening: > > > >I bought a big honkin' Optima battery. I discovered my grounds and > >battery connections weren't that great so I cleaned them up. That > >finally got the starter to engage. Hooked up the alternator belt and > >the little wire for the "discharge" light on the dash. Oil, coolant, > >etc. > > > >By now, it was getting dark, so I didn't fool with it for long. > > > >The engine squeaks. It's -bone dry-. I did my best to get the timing > >as close as I could, but the car didn't start. It tried once or > >twice. I had a helper crank the engine, and I felt it puff a feeble > >sort of back fire a couple of times. > > > >I think it's the timing. I feel very confident that I set the chains, > >pistons, and valves correctly. I rotated the engine by hand, and > >nothing was interfering. The distributor though... > > > >Here's what I did: Set piston 1 at TDC. Then I set the rotor in the > >distributor in line with electrode #1 in distro cap. I then installed > >the distributor and put the cap on, making sure they were still in > >line. > > > >Hm...TDC? It's supposed to be 13 degrees -before- TDC, right? Am I an > >entire gear tooth off, or can I adjust 13 degrees with the swing in > >the distributor? > > > >The really good news? The engine isn't pukeing any fluids. > > > >Come on guys, I'm close. Help me out, I want to go to Pigeon Forge! > > > >Rich > >#5335 > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=244522.3512152.4794593.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1595056/R=0/SIG=124bf4lrb/*http://ashnin.com/clk/muryutaitakenat togyo?YH=3512152&yhad=1595056> Click Here! <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=244522.3512152.4794593.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1595056/rand=540814979> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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