Tripp
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OK guys, as the title says, my truck won't start. I pulled the distributor out to check the gear and MARKED the distributor's original location with a sharpie before removing it. I marked the rotor and distributor body as well as the plate the rotor screws onto before removal.
What I DIDN'T do was put cylinder #1 at top dead center (TDC) on the compression stroke. Which is what I've been told I should have done before removal. Now, I'm guessing that I have screwed up the timing. because the engine cranks but does not start. Is it possible that I turned the camshaft, and subsequently opened the valves on another cylinder?
Tomorrow morning (or technically, this morning...) I am going to try two things.
First, I will add about a gallon or two of gas (Because when I parked the truck last it was running pretty low)
If that doesn't work,
Then I will get a breaker bar and socket and turn the harmonic balancer until Cylinder #1 is at TDC in the compression stroke and I think (I'm hoping) I will be able to tell if it's at that point by feeling inside the cylinder with my fingers to feel if the valves are closed and the piston is standing proud.
If this doesn't work, then to my mechanic it goes!
Any advice for a young blood guy like me, trying to fix my truck? Thanks guys.
What I DIDN'T do was put cylinder #1 at top dead center (TDC) on the compression stroke. Which is what I've been told I should have done before removal. Now, I'm guessing that I have screwed up the timing. because the engine cranks but does not start. Is it possible that I turned the camshaft, and subsequently opened the valves on another cylinder?
Tomorrow morning (or technically, this morning...) I am going to try two things.
First, I will add about a gallon or two of gas (Because when I parked the truck last it was running pretty low)
If that doesn't work,
Then I will get a breaker bar and socket and turn the harmonic balancer until Cylinder #1 is at TDC in the compression stroke and I think (I'm hoping) I will be able to tell if it's at that point by feeling inside the cylinder with my fingers to feel if the valves are closed and the piston is standing proud.
If this doesn't work, then to my mechanic it goes!
Any advice for a young blood guy like me, trying to fix my truck? Thanks guys.