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Part16john (Dec 2nd 2022)

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Re: 1932 oil pressure #476589 Dec 2nd a 04:10 PM
by Stovblt
Stovblt	Hi Part16john When you say you felt for number 1 TDC, do you mean you felt for compression with your thumb over the hole? The valves on number 1 may APPEAR to be closed at TDC even on the wrong revolution as the exhaust will be NEARLY completely closed, and intake JUST starting to open. The best is to have the valve cover off and watch for valve movement. As you come up on number 1 TDC, the exhaust valve on number 6 will be closing and neither valve on number 1 wil be moving at all. All that said, a fast and easy "try" is to just pull your wires out of the distributor cap and reinstall with number 1 wire where number 6 is now and working around from there. If you mistakenly timed to the wrong TDC (180 degrees out) that will correct it and the engine will start. Good luck! :-)

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