The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network - View Single Post - HEI Swap with backfiring through the carb

tim21391 · 08-17-2009, 06:16 PM

heres how i did mine... my truck wasnt timed right to start with so i pulled the old points dist. out.. pulled plug out put pencil in the hole and bumped the key til the pencil was out or whatever.. then cranked the engine perfectly to 0 on the balancer.. dropped the distributor in and it the rotor matched up perfectly on number one cylinder

08-17-2009, 06:16 PM	#9
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: HEI Swap with backfiring through the carb heres how i did mine... my truck wasnt timed right to start with so i pulled the old points dist. out.. pulled plug out put pencil in the hole and bumped the key til the pencil was out or whatever.. then cranked the engine perfectly to 0 on the balancer.. dropped the distributor in and it the rotor matched up perfectly on number one cylinder __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796 Last edited by tim21391; 08-17-2009 at 06:16 PM.