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71swb4x4 · 03-18-2009, 08:32 PM

I got out of class early tonight and spent about five minutes on it and got it running. The first thing I noticed was that the plug wires were backwards. I don't think it was allowing the coil terminal to contact in the boot since the spark plug boot is a little deeper than the distributor boot. Once I turned them around she fired right up. I do think the distributor is off one cog of the gear. I don't quite have the adjustability I want for timing, the cap hold-down screw makes contact with the block so I can't turn the distributor enough. If I move it over one cog I should have it just right.

03-18-2009, 08:32 PM	#33
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: 1967 C30 dump truck I got out of class early tonight and spent about five minutes on it and got it running. The first thing I noticed was that the plug wires were backwards. I don't think it was allowing the coil terminal to contact in the boot since the spark plug boot is a little deeper than the distributor boot. Once I turned them around she fired right up. I do think the distributor is off one cog of the gear. I don't quite have the adjustability I want for timing, the cap hold-down screw makes contact with the block so I can't turn the distributor enough. If I move it over one cog I should have it just right. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.