I'm having a problem trying to get my rebuilt engine started. I'm doing a TPI swap onyo a freeah rebuilt 406 I still have a nagging feeling the ignition is the issue, or least part of it. It would fire more than a several cylinders, crank again, less, crank again fewer still, then none at all. I believe I'm flooding

I'm using all Accel parts, remote HEI coil, 8.8mm wires, cap and rotor. I can't get my ACTRON inductance timing light to read any signal off any plug wire or cap wire. I checked the coil impedance per the FSM (OK), checked each plug wire for conductivity (OK) got each plug to fire to ground (header bolt) but can't get a signal off the timing gun. ever. Therefore I can't set base timing and since it has NEVER started up, can only guess If I'm even close. It's not that it idles badly. It just doesn't fire enough cylinders long enough to even get to 400rpm to begin idle.

Does anyone else have issues with timing guns and 8.8mm wires, or is the fact that I can't get a signal to flash the light a big chunk of the problem?

The light works on my wife's 92 Lincoln just fine. (6mm Ford wires) So i know the light works, but no joy with the 8.8mm's so far.

Thanks in Advance,

and my apologies for having to use the F--d word on a GM site.

 

i dont think its the light or wires. I have used a craptacular $20 timing light on 8.8mm wires without issues...

 

My crapsman has no issues with 8.8's