Everything hooked up, no wet plug? TBI 350 not vortec

[lkfldredneck]

Unless there was a blockage the only reason fuel wouldnt get to a cylinder would be a valve issue......hmm

Adam

Yea, which shouldnt be a problem. We shut down for the day and we'll be gettin back at er tomorrow

Sent from the boonies

 

[badazzbulldog]

Yea, we did it before. We have a chart when 6 is TDC we know where to put the distributer on. But its not the dist. Its the fact that non of the cyls are gettin gas except 7/8

Sent from the boonies

just my .02 cents I would bring the motor to tdc #1 and reset the distributor i've seen it more times than i could tell ya friends have set it by a chart or marks they made and it wouldnt fire,i've pulled #1 plug bumped the motor till i got a burst of compression from #1 made sure timing mark was at tdc and set it from there and sure as s.h.i.t it starts

 

[hiredgun8]

just my .02 cents I would bring the motor to tdc #1 and reset the distributor i've seen it more times than i could tell ya friends have set it by a chart or marks they made and it wouldnt fire,i've pulled #1 plug bumped the motor till i got a burst of compression from #1 made sure timing mark was at tdc and set it from there and sure as s.h.i.t it starts

He has fire....no fuel

 

[SAATR]

Get it started off of ether or carb cleaner, just to verify that it will run and is simply not getting fuel. If you have good compression, then the valves should be close enough for the engine to run. If the TBI is getting fuel and working properly, then all of the cylinders must get fuel. They all feed off of a common intake plenum and have no choice but to draw the fuel/air mixture provided to them. That only leaves spark and spark timing. Just because a plug will fire in the open air doesn't mean it will have enough energy to jump the gap in turbulent air under 130+ pounds of air pressure.

 

[lkfldredneck]

Get it started off of ether or carb cleaner, just to verify that it will run and is simply not getting fuel. If you have good compression, then the valves should be close enough for the engine to run. If the TBI is getting fuel and working properly, then all of the cylinders must get fuel. They all feed off of a common intake plenum and have no choice but to draw the fuel/air mixture provided to them. That only leaves spark and spark timing. Just because a plug will fire in the open air doesn't mean it will have enough energy to jump the gap in turbulent air under 130+ pounds of air pressure.

But non of the cylinders are getting fuel. we rolled it over for a few and even if the plugs didnt fire, they would smell like gas. we pulled them and they didnt smell like gas at all

 

[RHamill]

Ok what is your fuel pressure?

 

[lkfldredneck]

Ok what is your fuel pressure?

pressure is good. injectors were pumping fuel into the TB like they should.

We're thinking the lifter cushions are siezed down after tightening the rockers and not giving enough lift..

 

[SAATR]

But non of the cylinders are getting fuel. we rolled it over for a few and even if the plugs didnt fire, they would smell like gas. we pulled them and they didnt smell like gas at all

Where is the fuel going? If the injectors are spraying fuel, then it's going into the intake. If your valves are lashed and timed properly and you have compression, then the cylinders are drawing fuel/air from the intake. The fuel has to go somewhere. Unless, of course, it's not enough fuel. Which leads to...

Ok what is your fuel pressure?

... this.

 

[lkfldredneck]

Where is the fuel going? If the injectors are spraying fuel, then it's going into the intake. If your valves are lashed and timed properly and you have compression, then the cylinders are drawing fuel/air from the intake. The fuel has to go somewhere. Unless, of course, it's not enough fuel. Which leads to...



... this.

We dumped good fuel into the TB, and it didnt fire..

 

[SAATR]

We dumped good fuel into the TB, and it didnt fire..

And you have proper compression?