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Title: Grey motor not starting! Help appreciated Post by: JakesFC on April 21, 2017, 11:58:35 PM Hey guys, need some assistance please!
Recently changed the 138 grey motors head gasket and now she won't start! All steps were followed by the Gregory, now she won't start, tappets are set at .13 inlet and .17 outlet, I can't get her warm and check the tappets at .08 (inlet) and .12(outlet). Electronic ignition has been implemented and does get spark. Title: Re: Grey motor not starting! Help appreciated Post by: hsv-001 on April 22, 2017, 07:53:06 AM Valve [cam] timing ? Did you allow for the spiral on the dizzy when you put it back in ? Give us a call if you get stuck . 55477094
Title: Re: Grey motor not starting! Help appreciated Post by: Harv on April 22, 2017, 11:30:17 AM If the dizzy has been out and it's out by one tooth (because of the spiral), it should still fire. Just runs like crap (don't ask me how I know :-[). Wonder if the dizzy's been put in 180º out?
The timing mark/timing ball appears in the timing window when the dizzy is pointing to #1, but also when it is pointing to #6. If Jake was looking only for the timing mark/ball, he could have put the dizzy back in (aligned to #1) when the engine was ready for #6. He'll still get spark at the plugs, just not when the engine is ready. To check, pull the rocker cover. Using the fan, turn the motor over until cylinder #1 is in the firing position. This can be seen by looking at cylinder #6 (the one closest to the firewall). Watch carefully until you can see one of the cylinder #6 rockers rising (and just stopping), and the other cylinder #6 rocker just starting to fall. This is referred to as cylinder #6 “rocking” (i.e. one rocker just finishing and one just starting). You should see the timing mark in the timing window. Now pull the dizzy cap, and make sure the rotor is pointing to #1. If it's pointing to #6, then the dizzy is 180º out. Cheers, Harv |