timing

littlewarby · Post by **littlewarby** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:12 pm

More help please>> Removed the dizzy to gain access to oil pump gear, now engine will not tick over with out choke?? have set timing with gun & noted that in order for engine to run the dizzy has to be moved anticlock before mark i made on timing cover. Does rev well/ drive ok but will not tick over below 1000 rpm
engine is rover v8 3.5 from 1987 110 landrover
was working great before removed dizzy

Post by **Coops** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:20 pm

what have you set the timing at?
set it around 6 BTDC as a base setting,

littlewarby · Post by **littlewarby** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:22 pm

littlewarby wrote:More help please>> Removed the dizzy to gain access to oil pump gear, now engine will not tick over with out choke?? have set timing with gun & noted that in order for engine to run the dizzy has to be moved anticlock before mark i made on timing cover. Does rev well/ drive ok but will not tick over below 1000 rpm
engine is rover v8 3.5 from 1987 110 landrover
was working great before removed dizzy

Was set at something like that also was wondering if HT leads have gone in wrong place do thay need moving back/forwrd so i could bring the dizzy back to original positionl

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:32 pm

I suspect you inadvertently moved the distributor one tooth on the camshaft.

Best bet is to retime for no. 1 TDC (plenty of threads on there on the subject), and start again.

Chris.

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