GT40 Swap now I can't get her started??!!

is the dizzy 180 degrees off or something

get the #1 cyl on TDC on the compression stroke and have the rotor in the dist pointing at cyl #1 and set the dist in....you will need to get the timing set now.

Putting the distributor back in is fairly simple. Pull #1 sparkplug, put your finger in the sparkplug hole, crank the engine until you feel compression. Then line up the TDC mark on the balancer with the pointer on the engine block.

The distributor starts out with the #1 plug wire lined up at about 12:00 with you facing it. Align the rotor to about 11:00, since it will turn clockwise as it slides into place.

Align the distributor rotor up with the #1 position marked on the cap, slide the distributor down into the block, (you may have to wiggle the rotor slightly to get the gear to engage) and then note where the rotor is pointing. If it still lines up with #1 position on the cap, install the clamp and bolt. If not, pull it out and turn 1 tooth forwards or backwards and try again. Put the #1 spark plug back in and tighten it down, put the clamp on the distributor, but don't tighten it too much, as you will have to move the distributor to set the timing. Note that if it doesn't align perfectly with #1 position, you can turn the distributor until it does. The only problem is that if you are too far one way or the other, you can't turn the distributor enough to get the 10-14 degree optimum timing range.

At this point hook up all the wires, get out the timing light and start the engine. Set the timing where your car runs best. Don't forget to disconnect the SPOUT jumper connector when you set the timing, and plug it back in when you finish.

The HO firing order is 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8.
Non HO firing order is 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8

Before you pull the distributor, check the firing order. Make sure you have all the plug wires connected in the right order.

dls322 said:

Yeah i didn't disconnect any of the wires i just pulled the distributer and set it on the front of the engine.

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sounds like you didn't stab the dizzy right for sure. i just went through this last week.

You know you didn't have to pull the dizzy out to do the swap right?

88mouse said:

You know you didn't have to pull the dizzy out to do the swap right?

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you're right you don't have to pull the dizzy, but it's easier to work on if you do.

i wish i would have known that you didnt have to take it out last week. but it made everything so much easier. I finally got mine to stop backfiring this weekend the timing was set to high.

The piston will come up to TDC twice. Once at the top of compression stroke and once at the top of the exhaust stroke. By placing your finger in the #1 cylinder spark plug hole and cranking until you feel compression, you will locate the compression stroke.

The crankshaft turns clockwise when viewed standing in front of the car. The first set of marks (advance) run from about 20 degrees to 0 and the second set of marks (retard) from 0 to 20 degrees. Standing in front of the car, the marks to the right of 0 are Before Top Center (advance) and the marks to the left are After Top Center (retard).