Recent content by ben_dover

Okay, so I can get the distributor drive gear to rotate, counterclockwise and then clockwise but after a couple turns the gear will slowly stop rotating. No damage or excessive play on old/new distributor and same goes for the distributor drive gear.

Found the issue, the helical gear inside the engine where the distributor sits/ meshes is rotating intermittently and not in sync with crankshaft rotation.

Yes Mjlan car stopped idle on its own, car starts fine just wont stay running, car will "sneeze" atomized fuel out of carb if I crank engine multiple times, and at times it will sound like engine rpm surpassed starter motor rpm-( starter motor disengages with exhaust headers going from cold to...

When I crank my 1971 3spd manual 302 v8 mustang, for some reason she just wont turn over/ stay on. New battery New ig coil-12v to ig coil positive/ negative when key in run pos New distributor/rotor cap, s. plugs, s. plug wires- set points to .017" dwell set to 28 degrees and static timing set...