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I finally was able to get my 317 primed with oil up to the rockers. I had to turn the crank to line up something, I guess.
I'm trying to get the engine set up to drop the dizzy in. I know the #1 piston is at the top and the timing mark is lined up. Does that mean it's ready for the dizzy to go in? Don't want to have to redo once the engine is in. I attempted to put the dizzy in but it didn't want to go down the last 1/4". Maybe it's not lining up with the intermediate shaft? I am using the hex dizzy and oil pump.
Any help timing and installing dizzy is appreciated, along with any engine installation issue remedies. I took the engine and tranny out about 3 years ago and my memory is slowly fading.

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri

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Forum Post Initial timing By B-rad ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post If you had compression in the #1 cylinder as it came up on TDC, then... By Joe-JDC ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Thx Joe. So the timing mark will be on the pointer both times the... By B-rad ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Always try to move the engine in clockwise direction so that the... By Joe-JDC ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post I never heard of the minus 25 degrees for initial setup. Could you... By paul2748 ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]paul2748 (5/25/2025)[/b][hr] I never heard of the minus... By pintoplumber ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Yes - I misread it. [quote][b]pintoplumber (5/26/2025)[/b][hr]... By paul2748 ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Even dead stock engines are typically factory timed to some degree... By Ted ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post I was talking about the timing mark and pointer on the crank. Will... By B-rad ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]B-rad (5/26/2025)[/b][hr] I was talking about the timing... By Ted ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Ted (5/25/2025)[/b][hr] Even dead stock engines are... By DANIEL TINDER ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]DANIEL TINDER (5/26/2025)[/b][hr] [quote][b]Ted... By Ted ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Im putting my finger over the no 1 plug hole and I turn the crank... By B-rad ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Take the left rocker cover off. Turn the crank and watch the #6... By Hoosier Hurricane ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Which one is the exhaust valve By B-rad ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Not having a LYB engine here to look at, I’m going to say that the #6... By Ted ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post I think it is important to use a piston stop to determine correct #1... By KULTULZ ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Kultulz, how do you know with a piston stop whether the piston is on... By Hoosier Hurricane ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post Well, [b]I[/b] would turn the engine over by hand until I heard... By KULTULZ ( 2 Months Ago )
Forum Post This is as far as it wants to drop in. What do I need to do to get it... By B-rad ( Last Month )
Forum Post [quote][b]B-rad (6/1/2025)[/b][hr] This is as far as it wants to drop... By Ted ( Last Month )


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