Re: Back to square 1

[doug daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>]

sounds like fuel,,,or distributor cap,,,

--- On Sat, 2/12/11, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Back to square 1
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 5:51 PM
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Some of you may remember I was replacing the timing chain
> on a poly 318. The car died on the way home from a car event
> last summer. It would turn over and occasionally "pop"
> through the carb but not run. Acted like the timing chain
> had jumped. Tow truck time. 
> 
> I finally got the time and weather to "finish" putting all
> the parts back on the 318. Sprayed ether in the carb, hit
> the key and, guess what: no start, no run – EXACTLY the
> same as before I put the new timing set on. Ack! I pulled
> the coil wire out of the distributor and spun the motor and
> have spark. So it appears I have fuel, spark and timing and
> the same dead boat anchor vehicle. I did look at the timing
> mark on the crank's harmonic balance and the rotor is
> pointed to #1 spark plug wire when the mark is 0. Weird. 
> 
> Any suggestions? Not "call the junkyard to come haul it
> away" I hope. :-(
> 
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
> 
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