ok guys i realy need some help this time mannys got done went to go get car and itll turn over but wont start.i checked the firing order 3 times to make sure i had rite cause i need to start it so i can adjust the rockers cause when i took heads off i loosened them so idk if its getting to much fuel cause i adjusted it on my throttle body i just turned it back down to stock or if its the timing but idk how to tell if its timing how do you use a timing gun on something that wont start? or can the rockers being loose cause it not to start? any ideas please i need to get this off of his property and dont have the 50 bucks rite now to get it towed.

 

I dunno if you want to get crazy with you timing but what I did one time, was set the rotor pointing to the no.1 piston when it was at tdc and adjusted from there until it ran. after that, you could dial it in. I'm sure this isn't the way that everyone else would suggest, but that's just how I did it and I thought I'd share. Did you make sure that you're getting ignition voltage before you mess with the timing?

 

ok so i get the engine to 0 degrees tdc and the pointer was point 180 degrees away from where it was spose to so i set it to cylinder 1 at 0 degrees tried to start and nothing i did this about 3 times and it keeps going to 180 degrees backwards from cylinder 1 so im curious if that tan and black wire has to be unplugged to do that?

 

How exactly did you get it on no. 1 cylinder? If the rotor is pointed to the cylinder when it's all the way up you're good. if you're still having a problem starting it, then there's more troubleshooting to be done.

 

yeah it still wont start its like the starter doesnt want to turn it over but its a b/n starter and worked fine on other engine so i know thats all good idk what it is garage its sitting outside of the guy who owns it is going to help me early in am before he gets busy so we can try to figure it out

 

So, it's getting power to the coil?

 

its getting spark so id imagine it is getting power but what wire would have power the pink one?

 

ok so i got it all figured out and got it running and driving but i think the timing is off a little when its in drive or reverse it wants to stall if i stop so what way do you think the timing has to go?and the tan/black wire has to be unplugged while cars running and turning cap to time it rite?

 

Yeah, Sometimes they like a degree or two from what the books say but just keep adjusting until the throttle response is practically immediate.