Maybe I will give it a squeeze with some pliers just to be safe

Ok should I grease inside the shifter ball? Or does oil go into this from the GB?

 

 

No oil up there, so yeah a bit of grease wouldn't hurt.

Ok so its all pretty much together now, when I go to start it, it backfires out of the carb and I can't seem to work out the problem, in what order do the leads go? is it 1,2,3,4 in a clockwise direction?

 

It gets fuel but after a while it spurts out of the top of the carb from a small hole, i guess this is because my timing is wrong and it is not burning the excess fuel?

Firing order is 1.3.4.2.

Hm I really can't seem to figure it out, how do I know if piston 1 is on its compression stroke?

take the rocker cover off. When no1 is at TDC at the end of the compression stroke the valves for no4 will be on the rock (ie. exhaust closing, inlet opening).

Edited November 25, 200916 yr by Felix

Ok timing is all sweet now, the engine sounds as if it is about to start but doesn't I think the carb might need to be modified to suit the 5k?

 

It ran well on the 4K.

 

Would Start you bastard work better than pouring petrol down it?

Carb will start and run fine on either engine, the difference would be at the top end I expect.

 

How many degrees advance have you set it on??

I am not sure how to set advance, I do that by turning the dizzy?

 

The pulley does not have any notch in it. I set it to TDC by looking at the valve movement, and then have the rotor button pointing towards the first piston and then turning the dizzy till it lines up with the 1st lead.

haha, didn't I already post the "on the rock" bit in this thread? 17 pages ago I suppose.... :wink:

 

You using a standard pulley? It should have a notch, maybe on the back edge.

I just spoke to the guys who fixed my carby the last time, and they said if the car doesnt start when you pour petrol down the carby then its not the carbs problem. Its either ignition timing or valve timing.

 

And seeing as my ignition timing is right, i guess its the valve timing?

Edited November 26, 200916 yr by anastasios

Ok here are some pics of my pulley, there are no visible notches on it on either side, which is really strange.

 

 

 

If my valve train shows TDC, do I then mark it on the pulley?

 

Also what is this on the rock mean, does it mean that both 4th valves are closed?

Edited November 26, 200916 yr by anastasios

the valves for no4 will be on the rock (ie. exhaust closing, inlet opening).

Ok so do I now make a mark on the pulley at zero?