Re: Back to Basics?

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>]

Well...the back-fire isnt' -that- strong on mine :)

But you're saying to set the crank to the first mark and -not- "0" 
and drop in the dizzy. I'll do that today.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> 
wrote:
> An honest to goodness backfire (vs muffler explosion) can be an eye
> opener. Nothing quite like fire shooting out top of your
> carburetor/upper air assembly/whatever. Is caused by spark when 
intake
> valve still open. Allows fuel mixture to ignite backwards to 
metering
> device.
> 
> Go back to first pulley mark before eyebrows burn off.
> 
> Muffler explosions are altogether different. Are caused by unburned
> fuel igniting in hot exhaust system.
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> > You've all seen my flailings regarding attempts to start my car.
> > Here's an interesting twist:
> > 
> > After reading some more and making some more phone calls I went 
back
> > to the distributor. Despite the fact that I aligned the rotor
> > correctly, and #1 piston was at TDC, -and- the timing light 
strobed at
> > 13 degrees BTDC when checked, I was slapped in the face with the
> > realization that perhaps I set the dizzy on the wrong stroke.
> > 
> > So I double checked that I had indeed set the dizzy for #1 TDC. 
Rotor
> > lined up, a screw driver showed that #1 was TDC and the pulley 
mark
> > lined up with "0" on the scale (so I didn't set to #6 piston by
> > mistake). I pulled the dizzy, cranked 360 degrees and dropped it
> back in.
> > 
> > NOW the engine back-fires a lot where before there was nothing,
> > although it didn't start. I only fiddled with it for a couple of