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239 1954 conv.

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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 infoHeheSad

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Forum Post 239 1954 conv. By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Are you sure you are using the correct firing order? Also the... By MoonShadow ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post carb is rebuilt and seems to be getting fuel even tried as shot of... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Are the distributor and the camshaft both '54 or both '55 or later?... By Hoosier Hurricane ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post All are 54 and from the same motor. last run about 20 years ago. now... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Is the timming chain set up correctly, check shop manual for correct... By Lou ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post set by book dots towards the oil filter side (drivers side) and 12... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Is the distributor installed so that the rotor is pointing to the #1... By charliemccraney ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post You need to check the basics.With the damper at TDC, both valves on #1... By oldcarmark ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post turned motor over till compression was felt brought up to tdc both... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post spark looked good has new points and coil?:):) By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post any one think it would help to spin it over faster with 12v would help... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Try putting a charger on the battery as you crank it. Sometimes that... By MoonShadow ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post it seams to turn a bit slow but even. I have had a lot of motors apart... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post I couldn't start mine after both engine rebuilds. The distributor was... By pintoplumber ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Have you checked that the ignition switch is providing power to the... By oldcarmark ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post By the way the shots look GREAT. Nice job, would love to see it... By MoonShadow ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [YouTube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WF0Ww3ixus[/YouTube]thanks... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Ryan couple things... looking at the pictures, it appears your vac... By The Master Cylinder ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post You should be able to use a 12 v to jump with. JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT... By bird55 ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post One other thing would be to run a jumper wire from the battery... By MoonShadow ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]MoonShadow (10/5/2013)[/b][hr]One other thing would be to... By oldcarmark ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [YouTube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAeRl2qajM0[/YouTube]WOOHOO... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post CONGRATS... :w00t: Love the "cheering section" in the back ground.... By The Master Cylinder ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Great going! The oil in the cylinders must have brought compression up... By MoonShadow ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Congratulations on getting that thing running - good job. Are you... By Daniel Jessup ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Yep oil dripping by rockers just can't see in video and smoke is from... By Ryan ( 12 Years Ago )


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