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Why won't car start with new camshaft?
I recently installed a new camshaft, lifters, and timing chain on my 78 Camaro. I followed a Chilton guide step by step for the whole process. Piston #1 at top dead center (turned crank until both lifters, intake and exhaust, on #1 cylinder were down / recessed) and Camshaft gear timing mark at six o'clock position / crank gear timing mark at 12 o'clock position. Monday night I finished re-assembling the engine but could not get it to start. The motor turns over and backfires. I tried turning the distributor (advancing timing) to no avail, only backfiring. What do I need to do?
The car is a 78 Camaro, 5.7L V8 SBC, Holley 650 cfm carb, Headers, edelbrock intake, etc. The newly installed cam is COMP with .470 lift.
You put the distrib in wrong, I would lift distrib up and turn rotor 180 degrees, that's 1/2 turn. Some people don't get it, that when cam dot is at 12 oclock and crank dot is at 12 oclock, THAT is when it is set to fire #1 cyl. I don't know what the heck you read, but it was wrong. When you line up the dots(cam at 6 oclock, and crank dot at 12 oclock, that is set to fire cyl #6.
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