Hey, I have an 88 GT and just finished installing F303 cam gt40 iron heads and gt40 intake. The started fine, so I took it out for a test drive. It had no power so I brought back in to check the timing. Pulled the distributor out so that I can zero the balancer to TDC and installed it again. I couldnt get the car to start. I thought that maybe I was 180 degrees off on the distributor so I spun the engine and flipped the dist rotor and still nothing. Now im thinking this isnt right because I just tried it both 180 degree ways> I check fuel and spark and I have those. I flipped the dist. again to the way it was the first time and the car started. Took it out for a drive but still didnt have power so came back in. Shut the car off and it didnt restart, all if did was crank. Had spark and fuel again, but no start. After doing the above things AGAIN, (after like 2hrs) the car started again. I went for a drive and since the car didnt have power again, I decided to adjust the timing on the street so I don’t shut the car off. I turned the DIST wayy off and the car had power all of a sudden. It was soo much that the marks on the dist were gone. But it had power. Thinking that the timing is still way off, I went back in to adjust timing and now I cant start the car for anything. Just cranks whether its 180 one way or another. Still have spark and crank. Im thinking that maybe I degreed the cam? I don’t know. I got the Ford racing double roller chain with the 4 marks on it. Someone please help me out here.
Degreed CAM??? PLZ HELP!!
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Then as long as the cam pin was drilled into the right place it should be fine. The only way to check that is to put a degree wheel on it and DEGREE the cam to check all the specs.
It sounds like you do not have it at TDC, bring the motor back to TDC you can use a piston stop or look at the rockers or put your finger over the spark plug hole and wait for it to blow out. Then drop the dist in and just make sure the rotor is pointing at #1, remeber #1 can be put anywhere it does not matter just make sure the rotor is pointing at it. Drop it in, crank it and then check the timing with a light.
Did you verify the stock pointer was at TDC when the motor was at TDC, I have seeen guys bend them a little and then they will be off a few degrees.
It sounds like you do not have it at TDC, bring the motor back to TDC you can use a piston stop or look at the rockers or put your finger over the spark plug hole and wait for it to blow out. Then drop the dist in and just make sure the rotor is pointing at #1, remeber #1 can be put anywhere it does not matter just make sure the rotor is pointing at it. Drop it in, crank it and then check the timing with a light.
Did you verify the stock pointer was at TDC when the motor was at TDC, I have seeen guys bend them a little and then they will be off a few degrees.
Ok, so I just went to the car after it has been sitting overnight. It started right up and idled beautifully. Then all of a sudden it shut off and I couldnt get it to restart. I tried to start it a couple of times with no success. I waited like 3 minutes and tried to start it and it started, ran for like 20 seconds, and died. I tried to restart it but couldnt and the battery died from the cranking. So you see, the car starts and then shuts off after a while, what could cause this, timing? Im out of suggestions here.
As I was messing with the car trying to figure out the problem I noticed that all of a sudden I didnt have any spark OR fuel. I hooked up a fuel gauge and noticed that at times I have fuel. I had the key turned to the RUN (engine off) position and started turning the distributor left and right. I started to hear clicking and noticed that the fuel gauge was jumping up and down when I was turning the distributor with the car off. I went to start the car and it started. I realized that the clicking was the injector pulse. I was able to get the car started twice but now I cant. Someone please tell me where the distributor connector wires go to (straight to the computer) or to a relay. Its not the wiring because I tugged and pulled on the harness and nothing clicked like as if I was to disconnect and reconnect the distributor or move the distributor. I don’t think that it’s the wiring but instead whatever controls fuel and spark at the same time. COMPUTER??RELAY?? Someone please let me know.
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