how would I tell if dizzy was in 180 backwards

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So Ive heard the thing where sometimes people put the dizzy in 180 degrees backwards and the car still runs, but poorly, so how do I know if thats what is causing my problems?

 

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180' off and the car should not run at all... Now if you are 20-30' off it may still run but not well. I would get the car started and try to adjsut the timing by hand to see if that is your problem.

 

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180 off cranks for a while, then shoots a blue flame with a large explosion noise out of your tailpipes..... er, so I've been told.

 

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gcomfx.com said:

180 off cranks for a while, then shoots a blue flame with a large explosion noise out of your tailpipes..... er, so I've been told.

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pull the #1 spark plug, put your finger over the hole and then crank the motor untill you feel air puff out

pull the cap off the dizzy and see where the pointer is pointing, if its near the bottom you know your 180 off, if its up near #1 your fine

oh yea dont forget to unplug your coil when doing this so the motor dosent start

 

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do I crank it by hand? or turn the key? if by hand do I just use that big hole in the harmonic balancer, or what?

 

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have someone do it by key but go slow

like one tiny crank at a time and stop as soon as u feel air

 

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A car will run 180 out. Some have even driven it on the street like that. It's all in the components inside the motor and state of tune.

To be real sure, you can pop the valve cover and check for both valves being closed when you think you're on the compression stroke.

Good luck.