Got her running!
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Got her running!
Almost one year and a half on an engine overhaul my truck would not start. Two engine OH were done by me and never had a problem, she fired right up. This time everything went wrong. Engine would not start, no spark. The new Crank Position Sensor was bad. No compression, the timing chain was installed incorrectly. Excessive backlash on roller rockers, valve adjustment was adjusted incorrectly. Misfire/no start, the distributor drive shaft was off about 30 degrees. This was the most difficult OH Ive ever done. I Thank You all for your feedback, hopefully I will be able to help anyone who is trouble.
question for you. im going to be buying a 360 on friday, and im going to be rebuilding it and putting a cam in it. how hard is it to set the fuel sync after the old cam is out and the new cam is in? i was hoping the disi wouldnt have to come out, but i think its gonna have to. any help or insight from you would be appreciated!
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Distributor must come out for a cam swap, thats the only way to set the gear on the cam into the oil pump drive shaft gear.
Remove the intake before you remove the distributor, then clean the block and the bottom of the distributor housing so you have clean surfaces to mark. Using a sharpie, outline the distributor hold down clamp's edge onto the base of the distributor and extend the line to the block. When you reassemble, line up the sharpie marks and tighten down the distributor and your fuel sync will still be spot on.
The biggest oops, is the gear for the oil pump and distributor that sits under the distributor. Make sure the engine is at TDC #1 before you pull the distributor out of the block, and note the exact position of the slot in the gear as you look down the hole where the distributor used to be. It must go back in exactly where it was, or your fuel and spark will way off and the exhaust manifolds will glow bright red, or you'll have severe backfiring out of the intake. Do not screw this step up! Take a pic, mark the block, whatever you have to do to insure a correct install.
Remove the intake before you remove the distributor, then clean the block and the bottom of the distributor housing so you have clean surfaces to mark. Using a sharpie, outline the distributor hold down clamp's edge onto the base of the distributor and extend the line to the block. When you reassemble, line up the sharpie marks and tighten down the distributor and your fuel sync will still be spot on.
The biggest oops, is the gear for the oil pump and distributor that sits under the distributor. Make sure the engine is at TDC #1 before you pull the distributor out of the block, and note the exact position of the slot in the gear as you look down the hole where the distributor used to be. It must go back in exactly where it was, or your fuel and spark will way off and the exhaust manifolds will glow bright red, or you'll have severe backfiring out of the intake. Do not screw this step up! Take a pic, mark the block, whatever you have to do to insure a correct install.
Distributor must come out for a cam swap, thats the only way to set the gear on the cam into the oil pump drive shaft gear.
Remove the intake before you remove the distributor, then clean the block and the bottom of the distributor housing so you have clean surfaces to mark. Using a sharpie, outline the distributor hold down clamp's edge onto the base of the distributor and extend the line to the block. When you reassemble, line up the sharpie marks and tighten down the distributor and your fuel sync will still be spot on.
The biggest oops, is the gear for the oil pump and distributor that sits under the distributor. Make sure the engine is at TDC #1 before you pull the distributor out of the block, and note the exact position of the slot in the gear as you look down the hole where the distributor used to be. It must go back in exactly where it was, or your fuel and spark will way off and the exhaust manifolds will glow bright red, or you'll have severe backfiring out of the intake. Do not screw this step up! Take a pic, mark the block, whatever you have to do to insure a correct install.
Remove the intake before you remove the distributor, then clean the block and the bottom of the distributor housing so you have clean surfaces to mark. Using a sharpie, outline the distributor hold down clamp's edge onto the base of the distributor and extend the line to the block. When you reassemble, line up the sharpie marks and tighten down the distributor and your fuel sync will still be spot on.
The biggest oops, is the gear for the oil pump and distributor that sits under the distributor. Make sure the engine is at TDC #1 before you pull the distributor out of the block, and note the exact position of the slot in the gear as you look down the hole where the distributor used to be. It must go back in exactly where it was, or your fuel and spark will way off and the exhaust manifolds will glow bright red, or you'll have severe backfiring out of the intake. Do not screw this step up! Take a pic, mark the block, whatever you have to do to insure a correct install.
not too worried about it, im only paying 200 for the whole motor!