Here's something to consider -- some year engines had the timing marks on
the cover at the 10 o'clock position on the pulley -- others had the marks
straight down at the bottom of the pulley. Obviously these used different
pulley marks. It's possible you have a mismatched cover or pulley.
on 1/17/01 4:08 PM, Jason B Lonon at j_lonon@lycos.com wrote:
> Again, thanks to all of you who spent your time answering my question. And,
> let this be a lesson to all other novices: don't trust anything!
>
> The pulley on the front of my engine appears to be a 1-piece, but the timing
> notch on it most definitely does not match the pistons. After re-notching the
> pulley based on observation of the rockers, and then re-timing the dizzy, the
> engine puttered to life!!
>
> Thanks again, I'm sure I'll be back someday with another conundrum!
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