az
05-29-2009, 01:11 PM
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That's not the best way to do a valve job, but as long as they hold compression it won't keep it from starting. What's all done to the engine. Give us some more info. If you have spark, compression, timing, & fuel it should run.
TS1955
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05-29-2009, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TS1955
Cepx, when you initially put in a cam you will align the marks up, BUT when you rotate the engine to "compression" stroke on #1 cylinder both dots will be at 12 o'clock.
TS1955
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Dam it, first mistake I made all day, or yesterday :roll:
05-31-2009, 04:49 AM
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It doesn't matter which post on the distributor cap the rotor is pointing at. As long as you wire it starting with no. 1 from there, and wire the firing order from there it does not matter. If you can turn the dissy, far enough to get timing set properly, it does not matter which post on the cap you start with. You do not need to pull your dissy back out. Put your motor at TDC on the compression stroke, pull the cap off your dit. and see where it's pointed, and wire the ignition from there.
