Timing

Asked by Quindaro Oct 03, 2017 at 10:07 PM about the 1988 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have 88 caprice my old 305 lock up on me so I
swap with another 305 I set timing correct but still
not starting up. Will I have to redo the compression
to go get my tdc?

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mikeatpriestlake answered 7 years ago

make sure your timing isn't 180 degrees off. you could have been on the exhaust stroke with tdc instead of the compression stroke.

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