RE: Engine problems---HELP

[tom hecht <baddd65@xxxxxxxxx>]

so what are you saying?
 
with the exception of a few small block cars (which i
never worked on) all of my cars have been b-body
mopars with big blocks, the clock numbers i gave were
based on two 440's i have right now. (both run very
well)

it is possible that what has worked for me countless
times, may also work on a chevy, but i would not know,
since i have never done any rebuilding of chevy
motors.

also to look down on a chev dist, you have to be on
top of the motor, not standing on the passenger side,
just one more thing to love about mopar big-blocks.

tom
65 satellite




--- Bob Kinker <robertkinker@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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> 
> Sounds like Chevy instructions on rotor placement. 
> That is how you set up a
> small block Chevy distributer!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tom hecht [mailto:baddd65@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 2:52 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Engine problems---HELP
> 
> i would probably go one step further and say your
> "vacuum advance can" should be pointing at about
> 12:30
> or 1:00 looking down onto the distributor, (from the
> passenger side)with the gear slot horizontal, the
> rotor should point to roughly 5:30.
> what keeps throwing me is when you say the rotor is
> pointing at #1 cyl, you do mean #1 wire on the cap,
> right?
> 
> if the car runs for ten seconds, even crappy, then
> your timing (the direction of you vacuum can)could
> well be off far enough for that to happen.
> 
> fwiw, i think the avenger has power valve
> protection.
> 
> tom
> 65 satellite
> 
> --- Earl Helm <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
>
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> > 
> > Roger,
> > 
> > I hope you have done all I am going to suggest,
> but
> > lets cover all the
> > basics.
> > First, make sure your really at TDC. Remove the
> > spark plug on number one
> > hole - Drivers side front cylinder - rotate the
> > engine until both valves are
> > split - 
> > what I mean by that is both are loose and the
> piston
> > is at the top of the
> > stroke - 
> > check your timing mark and make sure it does
> > indicate TDC. If not, you have
> > a 
> > cam installation issue. If it is, when you drop
> the
> > distributor in - if you
> > have the 
> > pump - distributor gear installed correctly - the
> > rotor should be pointing
> > to about
> > 2 o'clock looking at it from the rear (inside the
> > car) ie on the passenger
> > side looking
> > from the front of the motor about 7 o'clock. If
> not,
> > and your sure your have
> > TDC right,
> > and your intake and exhaust valves are split, it
> > does not matter, it just
> > won't be factory 
> > correct - this confuses many people - refer to
> your
> > factory manual for
> > correct installation
> > of the pump/distributor drive - it is not hard,
> the
> > slot should be inline
> > with the crank shaft.
> > By having it installed like that, then your rotor
> > will be in the factory
> > position. If it is not,
> > it is no big deal to wire the plugs starting from
> > where ever the rotor is
> > pointing.
> > By starting your plug wiring at where ever the
> rotor
> > is pointing then follow
> > the firing 
> > order - which you have right - then the cam,
> > distributor should be correct.
> > As a double 
> > check run your firing order and make sure all your
> > valves are split when
> > each cylinder
> > is at TDC.
> > 
> > If your starting the motor, and it quits as soon
> as
> > you move the key from
> > the start position
> > to the run position, then you have a bad resistor.
> > If it is backfiring - I
> > would suspect that 
> > you have the plug wires incorrect - that would be
> my
> > first assumption...
> > 
> > Earl
> > 
> > 1964-Sport Fury, 383. #1cyl at tdc, timing mark on
> > crank pulley just below
> > the 0 as the book says, rotor facing #1 cyl,
> firing
> > order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
> > counter clockwise. It will not run for more than
> 10
> > seconds, sounds like
> > crap, Tried everything except valve adj. New Lunat
> > Voodoo cam, 494 lift, 1.6
> > roller rockers, ported & polished heads, Holley
> 770
> > St Avenger, which
> > probaly needs a new power valve as it has been
> > backfireing every time i try
> > to start it. Any suggestions from anyone as why
> this
> > thing won't run
> > smoothly? No Mopar people around my area. Had some
> > Chevy guys try to helpo
> > and i had to re-do all they did just to fir it up
> > temp. It just will not
> > run, and when i put the valves in, i know they are
> > adjusted right! HELP????
> > 
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