can someone help me with this
11-13-2001, 11:10 PM
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can someone help me with this
here it is i was running taylor spark plug wires for about a month come to find out that my header was burning through them so i switched to blue max wires after that the car will not start so i checked the fireing order 5 times and it still will not start i mean it start to turn over but it just does not have the push to kick over i was thinking it could be that starter maybe the wires also the car is jacked up incase that makes a difference any help would be graet thanks alot
11-13-2001, 11:20 PM
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okay graet well this site sure is slow today i wonder when it will be fixed but anyway i think you have a problem with your car and maybe the ignition isnt working right but it could be that your starter died or something also maybe you should take your starter out and have it tested and have you tried spraying starting fluid into the throttle body to start it because maybe you are having a fuel delivery problem and stuff you know and maybe your ignition coil went out or you forgot to hook up the coil wire or something good luck
11-14-2001, 11:13 AM
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Most likely you have HEI, unless someone modified it.
Did you replace one wire at a time? It could be that someone who replaced them before, had them off and compensated by adjusting the distributor position.
Bring the #1 piston to TDC on the compression stroke, verify that the rotor is pointing just slightly before the #1 plug terminal on the cap. Then work your way around the cap(clockwise) and verify the firing order to plug routing is correct.
If it all correct, then by your description (the way I'm reading it) is the timing is too far advanced..trying to ignite the mixture too early in the cycle, causing the piston to try and be pushed back down in the bore...this culd be why (assuming the routing and order is correct) it acts like a weak battery/bad starter.
Did you replace one wire at a time? It could be that someone who replaced them before, had them off and compensated by adjusting the distributor position.
Bring the #1 piston to TDC on the compression stroke, verify that the rotor is pointing just slightly before the #1 plug terminal on the cap. Then work your way around the cap(clockwise) and verify the firing order to plug routing is correct.
If it all correct, then by your description (the way I'm reading it) is the timing is too far advanced..trying to ignite the mixture too early in the cycle, causing the piston to try and be pushed back down in the bore...this culd be why (assuming the routing and order is correct) it acts like a weak battery/bad starter.
11-14-2001, 10:19 PM
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u didnt acedently disconect a power wire going to the coil or distributer when u where changeing your wires
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when the green flag drops the bull$hit stops
Gold 85 Camaro with no motor, pulled the 2.8 to make way for a 350 wich was pulled this summer because a 406 will replace it. The 406 sports a stock bottom end with ARP bolt holding it togeter, flat top hyper pistons. Comp 282 solid cam(.528 lift with 1.6 rockers) Savin up for my Sportsmen 2 heads right now. still Have the perf RPM and 650 DP i used on the 350. Headers and 3inch exhust. Shooten for mid to low 12s next summer