Norcal Datsun 620 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Turned out after I changed the head gasket I followed all the steps I needed to take I even watched the youtube video of h2theizzo put the truck back together and it wont start it turns over and there is fuel going into the carb but just wont start I'm starting to think my distributer is not working any help will be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 If you pull a spark plug wire, does it spark? Is your oil pump spindle at this position when #1 is at TDC? Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 re watch it again. Its simple.. take the center coil wire from the dist cap. this goes to the coil. remove that wire from the coil and place near the chassis. start truck. does it spark. if yes your OK. I NO. then recheck your wires , power ect...... motor TDC com stroke time to Zero on crank. Install the dist and where it locks down that should be called number 1 plug wire. now your timming plate should have enough adjustment to dial it in to run. Unless you have all the valve lash so tight it wont fire cause you don't have compression. Quote Link to comment
sebpv Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 years ago i had the same problem only to realize i had forgotten a wire on the dizzy. It was the dual points type tho 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Need spark and gas. Pull any plug wire and put an old spark plug in the end and lay on a grounded surface. crank engine over.... got spark???? Yes.... Set to TDC on the compression stroke (be sure) both #1 cam lobes should be upward at 10 (intake) and 2 o'clock (exhaust) as seen from the front looking back. Look at rotor it's pointing to the #1 plug wire. Firing order is 1, 3, 4, 2. Counter clockwise on the distributor. If at TDC look through the cam sprocket and down to the cam thrust plate. The sprocket will have a notch on it and the thrust plate will have a small horizontal etched mark on it. It should look like this.... (with the exception that your L20B will be on the #2 hole on the sprocket) Distributor only goes in one way, can't be wrong unless the oil pump was removed. Did you turn the cam at all when the head was off?????????? Quote Link to comment
Norcal Datsun 620 Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 well there is spark going to the spark plugs but still wont start I'm going to start all over taking the distributor off and placing it on 1125 position Quote Link to comment
Norcal Datsun 620 Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 yes the cam did turn when the head was off and I made sure I turned it back to where cylinder 1 was all the way up and the cam lobes were at the 10 and 2 o clock Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Distributor only goes in one way, can't be wrong unless the oil pump was removed. Quote Link to comment
Norcal Datsun 620 Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Alright so I got my truck to start but it's running like shit any idea on this is it the timing Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Well if the distributor wasn't out, the timing should not have changed. I suppose checking it's at 12 degrees BTDC would not hurt. Check wires are 1, 3, 4, 2 firing order. The carb.... was it removed when the head was removed? Was the intake removed? Gasket leaking air, dirt stirred up in the fuel bowl blocking a jet. Vacuum hose off the intake. Idle cut solenoid not plugged in. Choke not plugged in. Set TDC by turning the crank up to TDC in a clockwise direction only. Has to be the crank that is turned (not the cam sprocket), has to be clockwise. If you over shoot, back it up at least 1/4 turn counter clockwise and try again as many times as needed to get this right. Turning only clockwise is the only way to be sure all chain slack is removed from the tension side of the chain and get an accurate reading. Now... Look through the cam sprocket and down to the cam thrust plate. The sprocket will have a notch on it and the thrust plate will have a small horizontal etched mark on it. It should look like this.... (with the exception that your L20B will be on the #2 hole on the sprocket)If the V notch is to the right of the line above it the cam is not timed. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 have timming light? let warm up if possible. use timming light if you have to crank the dist all to one side to get running your most like off a tooth. but you can tell on that if you cant get it to run from 0 to +25deg BTDC. that is the movement on the distributor timming plate. another quick methed is pull that 10mm bolt on the distributor and turn the dist and see if running better. this shows your off a tooth also. 1 Quote Link to comment
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