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Old 02-24-2021, 02:25 PM   #32
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Default Re: Trouble shoot 1950 8Ba initial start up Help

Before you start taking things apart, need to check what you are doing. A compression gauge will give you a good indication if the valve clearance is anywhere near correct. If there is a spark and fuel an engine will fire, so something is way off here. You have verified you are using the #1 cylinder on the passenger side as number one? The cylinder numbering for the firing order is 1-4 on passenger side and 5-8 on the driver side. It is correct you can insert the distributor in any position you want if you move the wires in the cap around to match, but why complicate things? If you are using a stock distributor it is not going to work with the carburation you have.
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