Timing and Distributor Question

[Guero]

So today After I installed the distributer and set it to 10*, It ran like ****. SO I moved the crank manualy till cylinder 1 was TDC. I removed the the distributor cap and the rotor was pointing dirrecttly in the middle of the Track intake.

So my question is, Can the harmonic balancer say 10 degrees will the distributor is not placed correctly??? Cuz I know the rotor is suppose to be pointing toward cylinder 1 at TDC.....

 

[94-302-vert]

Bud, I bet you were 180' out on the dist because you were after the exhaust stroke (remember crank turns 2 times for every 1 rotation of the dist/firing of a cylinder).

 

[Guero]

How would I know which is which?

 

[94-302-vert]

Put your finger over the spark plug hole as you turn the engine by hand. you want to feel air being pushed out, this is the compression stroke. Then you stop at TDC.

 

[Guero]

So when it starts to push your finger at that were you want to stop at TDC???

Im running really rich btw

 

[final5-0]

So when it starts to push your finger at that were you want to stop at TDC???

Im running really rich btw

Here is the straight skinny on how I been doin it for years and years

The air pressure is just to let you know the slug is rising on the compression
stroke.

btw ... we got a 4 stroke motor ... Right
1 intake
2 compression
3 power
4 exhaust

The slug rises for #2 AND #4

The deal with the air out the plug hole is ...........
if the slug is rising for #4 ........
it is gonna go out the exhaust valve ... thus ... no pressure

I'm gonna tell you how Grady looks at it and keeps it simple

Its one ... OR ... The other
Can't be anything else :Word:

If the hb is lined up tdc ... it IS ... or ... it is NOT gonna fire

If it fires up ... Great
If it don't

Its 180 out
so
Simply spin the rotor 180 for the correct position

I've N E V E R done the pressure out of the plug hole thing

Not faulting the procedure
but
Just saying ... it seems a waste of time to me

Grady

 

[Guero]

Thats how I do it. Can I be firing on the wrong spark plug wire???

 

[Guero]

Thats how I do it. Can I be firing on the wrong spark plug wire When it sparks but still be at 10*?