Put some timing in that thing and fire her up already

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I was thinking of you and cranked it an 1/8 of a turn........she said she had a head ache.

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Today I had to get a 1956 T bird running at work. I was told "she's good to go"! I fire it up and cough, spit, backfire, sputter & stall. I ask if the Timing is correct?? I am told.... "YUP IT IS" I fire it again and cough, spit, backfire, sputter & stall, I put a timing light on it ... I grab ahold of the dist and turned it about a 1/2-3/4" advance (Not telling you to do this)..... she purred like a kitten.. Then had to set points gap and dwell WOW how old am I last time I set points I was 19 and it was my own car LOLOL

I'd say hell yea

You could run a locked out dist and start it with 36 deg of timing if your starter is up to it so more timing should be your friend.

This car still doesn't run?:lol:

Compression, Timing, Fuel, Spark,

^^^^^What they said ^^^^^

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Monkeyless in Springtuckey :D

WTF Put that flag down !! And repeat after me...A CAR WILL NOT DEFEATE ME

LOL!

SEND ME YOUR F'N MONKEY ASAP!!!

I'm getting my butt kicked by Briggs & Stratton technology! :rofl: :rofl:

New parts.....
Lifters, guide plates, heads, springs, valves, cam (same grind), distributor, coil, wires, wire looms, intake, carb.........

I've altered the distributor by removing vacuum advance, installing 25* bushing, and quicker advance springs, double checked it and visually it appears ok. But these symptoms almost act like it's out of phase or is it possibly a defective distributor from the beginning.....testing methods? Weak/defective coil?

Checked one hyd. lifter and it was set approx. half turn in from zero lash.

Checked spark output on #1 plug it's not blue but strong yellow/orange?

Double checked TDC against rotor.

Cranked the p*ss out of it, starting fluid, carb squiters........wants to light then goes flat.

Cam degree wrong?

I may just have to take it to the shop that assembled it and say have at it boys. Conveniently they're right across the street from the body shop. :thumbsup:

The Monkey is on his way!! BUT remember he's retarded, (for the PC people it means "mentally challenged") so who knows where he'll end up. Now turn that dist 1/2" CCW and try again

HEY,, would it help if we put a kick starter on it??