bassy_g

they were all black when i did the compression test,packed up for the day now as its pissing down with rain

SafeChav

Give them all a bit of a wire brush then blow them off after, excessive carbon build up can stop them sparking well.

Gota love the rain

bassy_g

ok mate will try that tomoro,thanks

bassy_g

forgot to mention that the odd time it did run yesterday i had the timing light on and according to the light it was nearly 90 degrees out?

SafeChav

antony215

That will be you problem then

bassy_g

how can i change it though,it wont run properly to let me set it up with the timing light,and it still runs like shit when i twist the dizzy either way

SafeChav

If your timing is 90 degrees out then that can only be having the dizzy leads 1 place out

Was that when you got it running with the dizzy in the middle of adjustment?

Craigb

Looking at my distributor the bolts should be around here, meaning that yours is way out.

bassy_g

yes it was when i had it running like that,although when i swap the leads it never started

SafeChav

Take a picture like craig B has above.

Time it all up again to TDC and take a picture with the cap off

Craigb

The above picture is with the timing marks set to 12 o'clock (assume thats TDC)

Thinking about it now, is there 2 ways that the distributor could fit into the end of the cam shaft? As it only fits into the slot. I never took much notice when i put it together.

SafeChav

The distributor will only lock into the cam shaft one way as the slot is off centre.

Craigb

Pheww, I had the dreadfull thought that mine may be in 180 degrees out. Although it would'nt have been much of a job to correct it.