RE: Engine problems---HELP

[Scott Powell <skpowell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Roger,

The only way that I've ever found TDC with 100% true success is by "blowing off" #1 cylinder.  By this I mean holding a
finger or thumb over the spark plug hole with the engine being cranked.  When the cylinder is on the compression stroke
it will "blow" past your finger or thumb.  Immediately stop cranking the engine and line up the timing mark and you are
at TDC for the compression stroke.  This is where you want to be to start your firing order regardless of where the
rotor is pointing.  To get the rotor in the right place, the intermediate shaft and gear must be repositioned.  Hope
this helps.

Scott

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I would say from experience that you have a good chance of having the distributor 180 degrees out. Turn the engine over
exactly one more revolution to TDC then put the distributor back to number one. Remember that the cam turns at half the
speed as the crank. You can also watch the number 1 cylinder valves to make sure you are at TDC. The piston comes up two
times and only one is TDC for each cam revolution.

Guys, correct me here if I am wrong as I don't have my book in front of me. Crank it over (by hand) until the exhaust
valve opens, then closes. The next time 0 degrees on the crank come up is TDC.

Chuck


> 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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