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Old 04-08-2023, 10:01 AM   #20
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Default Re: Flathead 239 still hard to start after much work...

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Originally Posted by rjlester View Post
Funny you mention cam timing, I was talking to a friend last night, and I was wondering what the repercussions would be if the cam was off one tooth? I will start with the firing order on the plug wires, maybe they are clocked wrong.
i had put i new cam in a Chebby motor with a double roller timing chain, the cam gear has 3 timing marks , i had put it together wrong. it took me about a hour and a half to get it to run, it had no power from a start. also it would spit fuel out of the air horn of the carb, when you would accelerate. then i suspected valve timing. one saterday i puled the engine and advanced the timing. that took care of the trouble
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