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Rob Doe · 07-12-2021, 04:26 PM

Chris, I just got here and didn't read from the start, just page 3. It seems to me that just one missing cylinder would not create the start problem that you describe. It wouldn't run well, but it would start and run.

Could you have a model B timing cover? Check #1 piston to see if it is TDC when your pin drops in. I can look in the plug hole and see the top of my #1.

Shooting from the hip here.

07-12-2021, 04:26 PM	#54
Rob Doe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 499	Re: Mystery Engine Knock Chris, I just got here and didn't read from the start, just page 3. It seems to me that just one missing cylinder would not create the start problem that you describe. It wouldn't run well, but it would start and run. Could you have a model B timing cover? Check #1 piston to see if it is TDC when your pin drops in. I can look in the plug hole and see the top of my #1. Shooting from the hip here. __________________ "It ain't what you know for certain that gets ya in trouble. It's what ya know for certain that just ain't so!"