looking for HELP! My dad and I are restoring a 1954 ford sunliner conv. my dad had one when he was younger and wanted to do project. So hear we are my dad was a mechanic all his life and is stumped. rebuilt motor and it will not start have checked cam timing and dist. timing over and over and over all we can get is a little pop or nothing?? getting frustrated can any one help? thanks for any info

Are you sure you are using the correct firing order? Also the distributor turns counterclockwise, the opposite direction of most others. Easy to forget when not working on a Y. If that is correct check for the usual spark and fuel delivery. Chuck

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MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

carb is rebuilt and seems to be getting fuel even tried as shot of starting fluid? went over plug wires and went by firing 0rder on intake and cyl order pas side1234 driver side 5678? if we move dis. one way we get a little kick on starter other nothing?

Are the distributor and the camshaft both '54 or both '55 or later? The tooth counts are different, and you can't interchange only one. If you do, the distributor will keep going in and out of time.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

All are 54 and from the same motor. last run about 20 years ago. now freshened up with new bearings rings and heads were rebuilt.

Is the timming chain set up correctly, check shop manual for correct number of links between marks.

set by book dots towards the oil filter side (drivers side) and 12 pins between dots?

Is the distributor installed so that the rotor is pointing to the #1 wire at tdc on the compression stroke, rather than 180 degrees out, on the exhaust stroke.


Lawrenceville, GA

You need to check the basics.With the damper at TDC, both valves on #1 cylinder should be closed.If not rotate one turn back to TDC.The rotor should be pointing to #1 on the distributor cap.If not the distributor is out 180 degrees.Next thing to checkd-do you have spark?Correct timing with ignition working+fuel should give you something.

  

turned motor over till compression was felt brought up to tdc both valves closed and dist. pointed at number 1 plug on cap?