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Old 10-15-2011, 10:55 PM   #1
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Engine won't start after intake manifold change.

Changed the intake manifold and out everything back together and the engine won't start. It keeps backfiring. Before I took the distributor out I put # 1 and tdc and marked were the cap was positioned. When I dropped it back in i lined the rotor back in at the #1 spot and I never let the dist turn after I took it out. But idk it's the first time I've dug that far into an engine. I just couldn't understand how it could be the distributor out 180 but who knows. Any ideas on were to start looking for the problem. Thanks a lot.
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Old 10-15-2011, 11:18 PM   #2
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Re: Engine won't start after intake manifold change.

Are all your plug wires put back in correct order?
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Old 10-15-2011, 11:22 PM   #3
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Re: Engine won't start after intake manifold change.

I am thinking plug wires also. Did you mark which terminal the #1 plug went to before pulling them?
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Old 10-15-2011, 11:38 PM   #4
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Re: Engine won't start after intake manifold change.

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I am thinking plug wires also. Did you mark which terminal the #1 plug went to before pulling them?
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Yep thats exactly what I was thinking and was going to ask. How bad is the backfire real bad or just a lil one?
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Old 10-16-2011, 12:30 AM   #5
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Re: Engine won't start after intake manifold change.

It's a real bad one.
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Old 10-16-2011, 03:44 AM   #6
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Re: Engine won't start after intake manifold change.

Double check firing order, make sure plug wires are installed correctly (no loose connections), that's all I can think of. I accidently got 2 cylinders wrong, and hooked the wires to the dizzy wrong, checked my firing order, corrected the problem, and fixed it.
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