[DML] Re: Living in the Bermuda Triangle
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[DML] Re: Living in the Bermuda Triangle



I have excellent compression. I haven't performed a formal test with 
plasti-gauge but when I crank I get a great "whuff" of air from all 
cylinders out of the spark plug hole.

Like I said, I also pulled the passenger valve cover off and verified 
the valve position vs. the crank/#1 piston position. I do concede I 
should double-check the driver's side.

I also re-stabbed the dizzy, which was easier this time because I 
could see what stroke I was on by looking at the valves. I then put 
the timing light on it and tweaked it out to 13 degrees.

I have tried ether but it didn't do anything at all. (Which is one 
reason I kept fussing w/the timing) BUT, if you don't have air, ether 
still won't help you.

When I do get a few cylinders to fire, they fire smoothly and the 
engine doesn't shake or rattle like it's fighting itself. The back-
fire I had, was because I had re-stabbed the dizzy 180 out. Duh. It's 
correct now for sure.

I'm going to check the air flow (idle reg and such).

I agree that a fresh set of eyes would be beneficial. I'm thinking of 
chloroforming Dave Stragand and bringing him down. I have just enough 
chain to reach the spare bedroom in the basement, the bathroom and 
the car. ;-)

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Try a compression test on a cylinder. If the valve timing is off you
> won't get compression. I still think you have a timing issue, 
either a
> camshaft isn't correct or the the distributer or firing order is
> wrong. Go over all your work again, better yet get another pair of
> eyes to help. It is very common for a person to continually overlook
> their own mistake so someone else may find the problem easier or 
point
> out something that you keep missing. If the timing is right try to
> isolate systems. Try a squirt of ether. If that gets it to run then
> you know that you have a fuel system problem.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> > I appreciate the tip. 
> > 
> > Uh...my brass screws are all shut I believe. When I first got the 
car,
> > I read in the manual that they were supposed to be shut, so I 
checked
> > them. I had hardly put -any- force on them when I hit the stops 
and 2
> > of 3 just snapped right off. I was told not to worry about them 
since
> > they should be shut.
> > 
> > My idle speed regulator is brand-new. Like everything else....and 
it






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