Hi Wayne
Sounds like a timing Gear problem, pull valve covers & check for bent push
rods. With the TDC mark lined up the rocker arms on #l should be even with
each other.
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "wayne osborne" <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:13 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] home on a rollback
> Once again had to bring the ole 56 home on a rollback, I left work and
> after getting into 2cd gear something happened as the engine made a
strange
> noise--happened so quick I can't recall exactly what it sounded like. I
> immediately pushed in the clutch out of reaction and let it back out too
> see if it would fire back up in which it didn't and sounded like I was
> trying to roll it off without the ignition turned on. I was able to coast
> backwards into a parking lot. I tried to crank it back up and all I got
was
> poof out of the carb so this leads me to believe it jumped timing. Had the
> ole rod towed home, today I got out and pulled all the plugs, turned the
> engine by hand and I heard nothing coming in contact with anything else,
no
> noises and no binding so i'm hoping its not that serious--although the
> damage could already be done. I put the #1 cylinder (its the one on the
> drivers side closest to the front of the truck) and got it TDC - I know a
> v8 piston makes two strokes per revolution so I want to be sure I'm on the
> correct stroke. If I place my finger over the plug hole, I feel the
> pressure on the upstroke trying to push my finger away and isn't this the
> correct TDC that i'm looking for to be sure the distributor rotor is
> pointing toward the #1 cylinder?? I know the firing order and cylinder
> numbering, so how can I tell if the timing chain jumped or if something
> went wrong with the distributor? Doing the above looks like when the #1 is
> TDC using the above info, the rotor is pointing toward the #4 plug wire
> location. Any thoughts or suggestions on how I should proceed with
figuring
> out what happened will gladly be accepted. I have a Chiltons manual on the
> way with all the specifics I need with this engine - which is a 1965 327
> with HEI ignition... Strange how something always happens when we things
> we're getting ahead in life--We just bought a big crusin bike Kawasaki
> Nomad 1500 http://www.chevytrucks.org/temp/kawasaki1500nomad.jpg and
> starting to enjoy it as we plan on selling our smaller bikes as Connie has
> decided she wishing to be a passenger again instead of a rider. Oh well,
> such is life--maybe the truck's problem won't be tooooo bad.. --wayne
>
> Wayne Osborne
> http://www.chevytrucks.org
> http://www.chevytrucks.org/wayne
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