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  1. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    I didnt even think of moving the wires 4 positions over to reverse it, glad you mentioned that because I really didnt want to take the valve cover off again and the screw holes that hold the cap down to the distributor are stripped so i had to get a screw with a bit different thread for now and...
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    Oil pressure..

    I don't see how this could prevent starting but the only change (that I'm aware of) that happened in between it starting and not starting is that I circulated the oil.. is there anything (literally anything) to do with oil that would prevent it from starting
  3. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Is that the connector with 2 or 3 wires?
  4. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    I'm basically absolutly positive I put the distributor in the right way on the compression stroke like I triple checked (if not more), i replaced all the plugs, the rotar, made sure every electrical connection is plugged in all the way, none of the wires are damaged... idk what's going on! When...
  5. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Yea probably, although when I was trying yesterday I probably adjusted the distributor atleast 10 times a couple degrees at a time. What I found weird is how the day before if the timing was too retarded it would have troubles just cranking but now for some reason the timing almost doesn't...
  6. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    So I figured out it was just out of time, so I turned the distributor a bit which was a bit too much) but it flashed right up just had a really high idle so I shut it off quick because I still wasnt 100% I'd have oil at the top end (yes I know probably stupid to even try starting without knowing...
  7. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Thanks man, appreciate it! I was expecting to hear theres no way to do that kinda stuff by hand, your going to have problems real quick, ect.. hahah but theres a reason it took me so long to do everything, I made sure absolutely everything was done to the best of my ability or better. That being...
  8. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Just tried turning it over with the fuel pump and all the spark plug wires hooked back up and its having trouble even turning over now? So I unplugged the spark plug wire going to the condenser and it turns over no problem.. only things I can think of is either the distributor is out 180° or...
  9. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Fair enough, I just meant without oil as in it not circulating yet
  10. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Top When I say top end rebuild i did everything in my garage at home, I'm deffinatly no mechanic just mechanically inclined but I planed the heads on a perfectly flat surface that I glued sheets of sand paper onto, ground the valves with lapping compound and just cleaned the hell outta them...
  11. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Theres oil in the pan obvs..
  12. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Yea that is what I'm doing.. I don't have an old distributor to use as a priming tool
  13. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Or is this something more major like something seized in the bottom end..?
  14. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Just tried turning it over with the fuel pump and all the spark plug wires hooked back up and its having trouble even turning over now? So I unplugged the spark plug wire going to the condenser and it turns over no problem.. only things I can think of is either the distributor is out 180° or...
  15. swervin

    Oil pressure..

    Yea I'm really hesitant to do so but at the same time almost everything's got atleast a bit of lube whether it be assembly lube, motor oil, or fogging oil it's not totally dried out.. think I'm going to start it for about a minute or 2 and hope I see oil and don't hear any bad noises..
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