Misfire on new motor

[pontiacgta2002]

I will let you all know how it turns out. Wifes birthday today so no working on the truck.

 

[Gzes]

Cool tell her jesus say happy bday lol

 

[pontiacgta2002]

Okay, I restabed the dizzy to point at number 1 cyl. I have the dizzy turned as far clockwise as i can and it sits at 2 for the cam retard. Number 6 plug wire barely has enough to reach the dizzy. I did the relearn on the cpk and im still getting misfires on 2,3 and 4 cyl. I have placed two pics on snapfish and hopefully have the link imbedded in this reply. Have a look and let me know what you guys think.

http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/t...otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

 

[SunlitComet]

yeah pics ain't happening. something aint right tho if you have to crank it over as much as possible. aren't you using the alignment narks on dizzy gear and body to set it up for install?

 

[pontiacgta2002]

I have it as it should be. I will make a video tomorrow and post on YouTube. I will show rotor position, timing mark for tdc and the cam_retard position. I will also shoot video on the miss I'm getting.

 

[Phone Man]

Something is really wrong if the wire isn't reaching. Get #1 at TDC by pulling the#1 plug and turn the motor over by hand. Put your finger in the hole. As you get close to 0 on the timing, air should rush out. Then drop the dist in when the 0 lines up.

Otherwise perhaps the timing marks are off on the cam and crank gears under the timing cover. Just a guess but it could be a factory mistake.

 

[pontiacgta2002]

I was thinking the same that the mark may be off on the timing gears. Would one tooth off be close enough to run?

 

[Phone Man]

Yup.

 

[pontiacgta2002]

Just reading another forum, and maybe this is my issue. When i have been saying i have the rotor pointing at #1 cyl., i ment #1 spark plug in the block. Should i be having the rotor pointing to the #1 tower in the distributor cap?

 

[SunlitComet]

uh, sort of. it needs to point to internal cap terminal of cylinder #1. remember not not every terminal inside coincides with terminal directly near it on outsides terminal. iirc when mine had its cap removed and i followed the procedure the rotor technically was pointing towards the very bark of the brake booster. but the terminal was number in the cap terminal on the outside because how the cap routes it.