hi ive just got my engine running tpi in a 48 anglia ,its not all timed up yet etc or any coolant in it i just wanted it on the key,ive ran it for a few seconds not to hot when its started the check light comes on ,ive bridged a&b and i get 43 ,is this because the timings not set up and its trying to retard its self ?ive been told 43 is ussually a knock sensor problem is there any way ican test the sensor to see if its ok are 305 sensors different from 350S the loom is a larrys electrics with all the vats and egr removed ,your help much appreciated ,

 

There may be several things causing the code 43, larry's electric takes v6 memcals and solders in a jumper for cylinder select. A incorrectly wired distributor could will cause the timing to retard. A check for the knock in the memcal can cause the code 43, knock sensors are specific to cid and frequency. is this sd or maf? if sd what is the second letter on the knock board.

 

its a small cap dizzy so i cnt see it been wired incorrectly ,has it all plugs togever the onlly wire i have not connected is the taco ,white wire ,where abouts are we looking for the number on the knock board ?or do you mean on the knock sensor,im all new to this tpi stuff also the dizzy aint setup propalley ,its just slotted in just so the engine will start like i say i need to time it all up

 

taco? If this is speed density it has a knock board on the memcal in the ecm. If this is maf it uses a esc module. Make sure the est wire has been reconnected after the base timing was set. If this was reconnected or disconnect koeo or engine running it may have set the 32 than. The wires I was referring to was inside the dtributor being reversed polarity.

 

sounds like you need to have the vehicle off disconnect the est , set you base timing 6dbtdc. shut the engine off reconnect the est and disconnect the battery to clear the 43.