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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Car: 89 chevy camaro rs
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carb car wont start grr please help

89 CAMARO 305
i pulled the motor to do pan gasket and chain,detent cable,took a/c stuff out
car is getting fuel
starter spins
and spark(timing light)
is at tdc pretty sure(timing light flashed when mark on balancer showed 11 degrees on timing tab
some one please help me fast
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 12:46 AM
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Re: carb car wont start grr please help

What kind of carb? You replaced the timing chain? Did you have the distributor out?
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 01:06 AM
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Re: carb car wont start grr please help

carb isnt prob didnt touch it or flip it just removed and layed aside,did remove distributor,but pretty sure i put it in right,timing light flashed close to 11 degrees on timing tab,and i made sure to line the rotor and the num 1 spark plug connector up on cap and when i was rotating car to tdc,i checked that both rockers on no.1 cyl were loose to confirm tdc any ideas
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 01:08 AM
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Re: carb car wont start grr please help

maybe 180 off due to having tdc on exhaust stroke?
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 01:10 AM
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Re: carb car wont start grr please help

Probably
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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Re: carb car wont start grr please help

oh man...lol it is 180 off...when timing the exhaust valve was just closing which means the intake was about to open,sorry for wastin time
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Re: carb car wont start grr please help

so to get it back to compression stroke can i gett it at tdc on exhaust stroke,then pull dist. out spin crank full 360 untill timing mark lines up again(will it be on tdc compression stroke?),and drop dist in ,then gett it timed.also whats the factory timing for a 91 305
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