360 Engine cranks but won't start
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I believe your issue is with the dist drive gear. The top dead center and the balancer at (10*) is good
Please don't make that assumption. "We" aren't there. So far as the dist. gear and the dist, you can throw both of them in there with your eyes shut. It simply does not matter where either of them are. Plug the no1 wire into wherever the rotor points, with the engine timed "ready to fire" at about 10-15 BTDC and it WILL run.
I told her in a PM. I think since she's taken "a step back" it's time to start over so to speak
1.....Post up what this TDC device is, a balloon? Positive stop? other? etc
2....Verify CAMshaft timing is OK. Did this run previously OK, or is it a new build? What kind of mileage / wear is on the timing chain?
3....REALLY verify TDC and the timing marks.
4...GET good spark. Replace, repair, do what is necessary.
5....SET the timing, and you can double check it with a timing light "on the starter"
6....Run a compression check if there is any question that it does or doesn not have decent compression
7...Last, worry about fresh fuel, is it getting fuel, or flooding, and are the plugs fouled?
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WHY IS IT that the distributor gear and distributor "need" to be in a specific position?
Easy........so the factory assembly line folks can "wrench, repeat."
So the plug wires "lay" like they are supposed to time after time
So the tune up guys "see" what they expect to see.
THE PITFALL: Not all Mopar distributors, and certainly not aftermarket are made so that the drive tang and the rotor are indexed the same.......This means if you TRY and do this "by the book" the rotor isn't gonna come out right, "anyhow."
