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WVKid 08-18-2012 15:43:05 71.178.204.47 Report to Moderator	Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see It's been two years under my garage without running. 90% sure it's the timing. Replaced all the wiring, rebuilt the Carb, the Starter, Generator and lots of other stuff. When I change to heavy cable for the starter and battery the cranking RPM's doubled. Was cranking the engine for about 2 minutes with no sign of starting when the carbuertor back fired. No smoke or fire just a loud noise. Someone told me that I might have damaged the floats in the carbuertor, checked it out and all is fine, put floats in a pan of water and they do float. You name it and it's been replaced including radiator, ignition switch, gas tank, fuel bowl and fuel line. Waiting on new gaskets for the carbuertor and if I can get the timing back I think she will be ok. When I pulled the #1 plug and did that compression test with my finger on the plug hole, it blew my finger away with good compression. That about covers it to date.......Can I send you a picture, she looks good. Thanks, WVKid [Reply]   [No Email]
Welding man 08-18-2012 18:16:53 76.9.225.76 Report to Moderator	Re: Engine Timing help, Please in reply to WVKid, 08-18-2012 15:43:05   If it back fird, timing may not be off very much, loosen the distributor and turn it in both directions while cranking and see if it will start. Where are you located in WV. I also live in WV.my E-mail is open. [Reply]  [No Email]
WVKid 08-18-2012 20:09:25 71.178.204.47 Report to Moderator	Re: Engine Timing help, Please in reply to Welding man, 08-18-2012 18:16:53   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Not sure how to loosen the distributor, there are two set screws below the oil port of the distributor, if I back them out will that let me turn the distributor? I'm in Stafford VA now, born and raised in the southwest part of WV, (Hatfield/McCoy area) all my people were coal miners. Went to Welch high school, just old and ugly now. lol Thanks [Reply]  [No Email]