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Re: STILL Spit Troubles...

To: british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: STILL Spit Troubles...
From: gschneid@nicmad.nicolet.com (Gary Schneider)
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 95 10:53:10 CST
tomstory@slip.net (Thomas Story) wrote:
>I've set the distributorto fire on No 1. cylinder...still not starting.

Timing at this point isn't at all critical. It will start within maybe +/-
20 or 30 degrees. For rough-in after rebuild, the manuals say just set #1
to TDC, then rotate the distributor until the points just open (use a test
lite to see). Since the car's been sitting, check the vertical piston and
needle in the carb to make sure its free - they sometimes stick from dried
varnish and close off fuel flow. Make sure the choke is operating. If
you've confirmed spark and compression, fuel is the the only other
ingredient.


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Nicolet Instrument, 5225-4 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711
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