I just had the same thing happen to me, so definitely not limited to
novices.
I wondered why I had a tough time getting the engine to fire, when I first
got it. I figured the DPO had the dist. drive gear incorrectly set. Turned
out it had the wrong damper. In the MGB, I think the change point was about
68.
I put the correct damper on, and hopefully the next time I won't be
scratching my head quite so much.
Kelvin.
>
>
> 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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> >
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> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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