HI Cole,
it may be worth you checking the cam and distributor.
From my fading memory, I think the 1600 has 12 teeth on the cam and the
1725 has 13 so you need to use the corresponding oil pump drive gear. If
you used the oil pump and distributor from a 1725 with the cam from a
1600 it will always go out pretty quickly, by about 30 degrees per
cycle. Note this won't effect your valve timing.
might be worth checking.
Otherwise the simple test for being near TDC is to hand rotate the
engine with the plugs out, when you get compression on #1 cylinder,
bring it up to the top to expel all the air. Lift off the distributor
cap and see if the lead the rotor arm is pointing to corresponds with
the HT lead to #1 cylinder. then rotate the engine twice to get back to
TDC on #1 on a compression stroke and see if the rotor arm still lines
up. If it is out by 30 degrees see above!
Hope it helps
regards
Jeff
In message <3785215F.FCDB5418(at)ploymail.calpoly.edu>, Cole Harvey
<ceharvey(at)polymail.cpunix.calpoly.edu> writes
>Hi all,
>I tried to get my SII started yesterday with not luck. I find it very
>hard to get the timing set on my car. The marks on the pully and timing
>cover do not match, it has soming to do with the fact that is has a SV
>engine with SII cam, carbs, and distributer. Where is #1 on the distr.
>cap? What is the firing order? Am I correct that if it belches fire
>and smoke out the carbs then it is too far advanced? Likewise if it
>backfires (my car was making nice smoke rings out the tail pipe) then it
>is not advanced far enough?
>Any advice on setting up the timing would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks
>Cole
>
>
-- Jeff Howarth
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