Burnt a valve, decided to replace the whole cylinder head with a rebuilt unit.
(yeah, that's pretty ugly)
Things went together pretty smoothly, but not starting, just cranks and cranks, nothing. Went back and checked timing with valve cover off.
Checking:
Is the UP mark on the cam TDC supposed to match up with the piston being at it's highest point, or should it be offset? With screwdriver in spark plug hole the piston is at the highest point, I'm lined up with the + on the flywheel (but I notice the 15 degree offset marks) and that seems like that should be right.
I re-did the valve lash, maybe slightly on the tighter side...but I doubt that would cause a total "no run" issue. I made sure to adjust in the right order, almost screwed that up (with the cylinders numbered 4 3 2 1 and firing 1 3 4 2 or whatever...i read it from the manual i don't remember if that's right but you get the idea).
Pulling the plugs I get the strong odor of unburnt gas. Spark issue?
I'm gonna check the distributor again, but any pointers would be helpful, it's been one of those weeks and maybe I'm overlooking something.
(yeah, that's pretty ugly)
Things went together pretty smoothly, but not starting, just cranks and cranks, nothing. Went back and checked timing with valve cover off.
Checking:
Is the UP mark on the cam TDC supposed to match up with the piston being at it's highest point, or should it be offset? With screwdriver in spark plug hole the piston is at the highest point, I'm lined up with the + on the flywheel (but I notice the 15 degree offset marks) and that seems like that should be right.
I re-did the valve lash, maybe slightly on the tighter side...but I doubt that would cause a total "no run" issue. I made sure to adjust in the right order, almost screwed that up (with the cylinders numbered 4 3 2 1 and firing 1 3 4 2 or whatever...i read it from the manual i don't remember if that's right but you get the idea).
Pulling the plugs I get the strong odor of unburnt gas. Spark issue?
I'm gonna check the distributor again, but any pointers would be helpful, it's been one of those weeks and maybe I'm overlooking something.
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