Originally Posted by ivorbiggun
Not quite sure where we're coming from Rick/it has standard pulley on it and is (as Mr ford intended) timed correctly.HOWEVER (as I suspect) do Piper
deliberatly mis time them during manufacter?
In a sense, yes they do. Maximum lift on no one inlet should be at 114deg ATDC. With the std pulley, it won't be anywhere near this. The valve may still be open on the compression stroke, hence low readings/not starting.