[T2] why won't it start.

[Christophe Guilbert]

Also Bob , even if the distributor notch correspond to the TDC, there is 
no guaranty  that your distributor is correctly mounted. You can still 
have a 180deg wrong rotation at the shaft level when you reintroduce the 
distributor back to the engine. you can test it by reversing the firing 
order . That happened to my engine a few month ago, it was not firring 
until I realize the distributor may not have been correctly installed . 
I had to change the order of the firing cable of the distributor, than 
it was working , for some reason( I would like someone to explain me), 
my engine was not very powerful but the demonstration was conclusive. 
After that you need to take your distributor out and rotate the end 
shaft 180deg and put it back in. don't forget to change back the firing 
wire order again. Be careful removing the distributor by not dropping 
the spring inside the engine or you'll have to open the case again !! 
(look in the manual)

Good luck !

On 06/03/2015 10:49 AM, accessys at smart.net wrote:
>
> have a rear starter switch so have tried the slowly turning dist while 
> cranking. and all and it is not even trying to fire.  I used a little 
> ether (I hate that stuff) and it did backfire and once tried to start. 
> but not with the gas.??
>
> did check dist with timing mark and #1 cyl and all are lined up..
>
> this is "new" rebuilt engine and I checked the valves too. one thing 
> seems like the hyd lifters are a bit soft. but should at least allow 
> it to fire.
> and they are at two turns, I usually do 1 and a half.
>
> can someone take a photo of the wires on the coil.  I have two black 
> wires coming from harness inside a single sheath, one I know goes pos 
> side of coil and it is there but the other has me ???  I have an empty 
> spade on Neg side of coil and I seem to recall all lugs had wires on 
> them. but putting this wire on  there has no effect.....?
>
> thanks
> Bob
>
> On Wed, 3 Jun 2015, Raceing Cajun wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 11:55:35 -0500
>> From: Raceing Cajun <raceingcajun at communicomm.com>
>> To: accessys at smart.net
>> Cc: TYPE 2 LIST <type2 at type2.com>
>> Subject: Re: [T2] why won't it start.
>>
>> Hello Bob,
>>
>>   Does the engine make any noise's when turn it over? Such as does 
>> it, backfire, pop, or act like it is hitting back against the 
>> starter?  It sounds like you have touched all the big points on the 
>> check list, GAS, FIRE, AIR, so I agree its something off the wall. Do 
>> you have a helper? Have someone turn it over, and with the 
>> distributor clamp loose, while its cranking, rotate the distributor 
>> by hand, and see if it, pops or hits back against the starter. You 
>> may have the cam timing off or distributor out of time, etc.. Check 
>> these things and get back to me, and we'll go through the cam timing 
>> check, its simple with no major tear down required.
>>
>> Skipper
>>
>>
>>> Subject: [T2] why won't it start.
>>
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