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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: TahitiMoeDoe on April 30, 2019, 07:37:57 PM

Title: 460 help
Post by: TahitiMoeDoe on April 30, 2019, 07:37:57 PM

What’s going on good people I’m having troubles starting the boat up. Replaced Intake manifold and carb over the winter with a new fuel regulator . Took out distributor without marking 🤦🏽‍♂️ location. Seems like engine is not getting enough fuel or spark. Maybe timing? Can anyone chime in with some help.

Also is the way I have my fuel regulator correct ??


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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: angermgmt on April 30, 2019, 07:41:48 PM

First thought distributor is in wrong.


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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: glencoe460 on April 30, 2019, 10:47:16 PM

Find tdc slide in distributor...then fire her up to do timing

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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: TahitiMoeDoe on May 01, 2019, 06:27:46 AM

I’m pretty sure I’m at TDC on the compression stroke but could be wrong. Using thumb method and I see piston at top ... insert distributor facing cylinder 1 . Anything else I’m missing?


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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: FordLover on May 01, 2019, 08:10:09 AM

Funny little thing we did when trying our first fire on my BFF is we had the distributor in backwards at TDC. Lets just say the engine didn't like that. Spun it around and BAM fired right up.

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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: TahitiMoeDoe on May 01, 2019, 03:54:10 PM

Is it weird or am I one off from cylinder one but with the spark plug out of cylinder 1 the engine wants to start up ?


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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: TahitiMoeDoe on May 07, 2019, 02:13:18 PM

Finally got it going


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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: 08chevyguy on May 07, 2019, 04:26:12 PM

Hell yeah what did ya have to do to get her goin

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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: TahitiMoeDoe on May 08, 2019, 12:02:48 PM

I kept messing with the timing .. I’m thinking of getting new rotor and cap maybe it intermittent works.


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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: angermgmt on May 08, 2019, 08:32:54 PM

Couldn’t hurt. Just get to TDC again and mark the shaft and #1 rotor location with a sharpy before removing it.


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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: TahitiMoeDoe on May 10, 2019, 04:10:18 PM

Quote from: angermgmt on May 08, 2019, 08:32:54 PM

Couldn’t hurt. Just get to TDC again and mark the shaft and #1 rotor location with a sharpy before removing it.


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Once it becomes turn key again i will... new to engines and this boat taught me a lot so far with the help of others on here!!!


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Title: Re: 460 help
Post by: angermgmt on May 10, 2019, 04:44:27 PM

It never stops.


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