Pissed off with motor, want to change

dodge freak said

That wasn't it, you must have had the timing wrong or bad wires or you had the wires mixed up.

The dist might well not have been tight enough and it slip when the base got wet as you started the motor in the car wash.

Soooo, when are you going back to the car wash again,:angel4:

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I know that wasn't it. I just wanted it at the proper spot. The problem was the brand new Accel wires I installed first. And no, the wires wren't mixed up. Believe me, I checked them at least ten times. The distributor was tight. One of the original wires had hit the header and had a burned through spot on it. I found that and said, hell yes, water got in here and this is my problem. I replaced them all with a new Accel set and still had the problem. Of course, you never think new parts are bad, so you look elsewhere. As for the tune up, it is done. The only thing that isn't is a distributor rebuild, and that won't be necessary. This motor only has to make it through the summer and it's gone. I could rebuild the carb, but as long as it runs well, I'm not going to bother. All I wanted was a little more power and a nice sound for a quick afternoons work and it turned into a nightmare. No more for me. New motor this winter. Minor body and interior stuff all summer. Car wash tomorrow, but damned if I am going to open that hood! :-)