The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1973 - 1987 Chevrolet & GMC Squarebody Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-14-2009, 08:47 PM   #1
frankyjoet
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Surprise, Ariz.
Posts: 186
Red face 73gmc won't start

Hi, thanks for the info. As far as i know the #1 plug was on a cmpress stroke
when we tested TDC. The timing is a problem since i installed a liquid h-balancer. The markings are different from the orig. I have been moving the dist to diff pos adv and retard to start. Backfires thru carb. Thats where i am now. Hope this helps, thanks in advance.

frankyjoet
frankyjoet is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-14-2009, 09:00 PM   #2
78 Chevyrado
Account Suspended
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Unnapreciative, Trollville
Posts: 2,079
Re: 73gmc won't start

Try to figure out where the crank keyway is on both balancers to line them up and transfer the marks from the old one to the new one. Otherwise it's all guess work.
78 Chevyrado is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-15-2009, 06:28 AM   #3
billnorman
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: glen burnie md
Posts: 174
Re: 73gmc won't start

If you don't want to put the original pulley back on, you have to find TDC. Take an old plug, smash out the porcelean, weld in a piece of iron rod through the middle projecting about 3 inches. Trial and error may be necessary on the length. With all the plugs out, screw the rig into #1. HAND turn the engine over until the motor locks up. Mark this on the crank pulley. Turn it the opposite direction until it locks up again. Mark this on the pulley, and half way between the 2 marks is TDC. Remove the tool you made, and start working from there.
billnorman is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:59 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com