V6 sluggish

this story sounds to me like the start of a bad joke:
How many Bio Majors does it take to get an oddfire buick V-6 running right?

R)

 

Well sorry In our program those two are in the same large building. Anyway I thought MOP was a genetist... which yet again is in the Tranny center.

 

I hope you are not lumping me with those people ... we here at VCU study the human body and the ecology of Va. Well that and a little corn here and there

 

I did the same thing when I put my 258 back together. I swore up and down it was at TDC on the compression stroke. Turns out I was 180* out and it was backfiring through the carb... (even fire obviously runs different.) You obviously made the same mistake I did. You set up the timing with the #1 TDC on the exhaust/intake stroke.

 

If you set the timing when you put on the timing set, you can't do this. On mine when the timing mark was facing up, the number 1 cylinder was at top dead center and then when you line the cam up properly the cam is on the compression stroke with both valves closed.

 

You can if you don't put the distributer on until after you put the timing cover on and done some other messing around. Any, That is my story and I am sticking to it.

 

Sorry Sparky I was anal on my engine when it was rebuilt I can time my engine or look at the distributor and tell you if its moved as I have ascribed mark on the timing cover that matches one on the mallory dual point. Its the toolmaker in me leaving nothing to chance.

 

push you back in the seat, did it ?

 

we don't really werk.....don't let Sparky try to convince you otherwise.

 

no research plots to survey today????