New engine, won't run!

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by Damien

Longhair, You are wrong. The timing marks on a chevy small block V8 neet to be together when installing a timing set. It has been a few years since I have replaced a timing set and was a little unsure after reading the last two posts, so according to my 1974 Chevrolet Light Duty Truck Servive Manunal Section 6 page 58 "Hold the sprocket vertically with the chain hanging down and align marks on camshaft and crankshaft sprockets."

No, he is right, it won't matter where the dots are as long as they are both up or both together in the middle. Since the crank spins twice as fast as the cam it will work either way. Now if they were off a tooth or two it could make a big difference.

Forgive my slow thinking. I've been working 20 hour days for the past week so my brain is a little slow right now. I can sleep in February when this project is done.