Calloway
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- Location
- Montgomery County, VA
- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Vehicle
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9 L V6
Alright guys, try to wrap your mind around this one...
After doing an engine rebuild on my 90 B2 with the 2.9, I can't get the thing timed right again. I replaced the timing set (gears and chain), double and triple checked it to be sure it was correct. So to get everything "close" to being timed I put the #1 cylinder on TDC, installed the timing set (marks pointing toward each other), then installed the distributor with the rotor pointing toward the #1 spark wire stud on the cap. I started it and it ran but not the way it should be. After putting a timing light on it, it showed it was firing late but had the correct RPM's it needed to run at (850 in my case), and the closer I adjusted the timing toward 10 degrees BTDC the RPM's climb toward 1500. It also smells to be running rich which I can understand if its firing late.
Any help would be much appreciated because it's got me stumped. I've done all the work regarding my B2 and I know the thing inside and out, I'm just anxious to get her back on the road...
After doing an engine rebuild on my 90 B2 with the 2.9, I can't get the thing timed right again. I replaced the timing set (gears and chain), double and triple checked it to be sure it was correct. So to get everything "close" to being timed I put the #1 cylinder on TDC, installed the timing set (marks pointing toward each other), then installed the distributor with the rotor pointing toward the #1 spark wire stud on the cap. I started it and it ran but not the way it should be. After putting a timing light on it, it showed it was firing late but had the correct RPM's it needed to run at (850 in my case), and the closer I adjusted the timing toward 10 degrees BTDC the RPM's climb toward 1500. It also smells to be running rich which I can understand if its firing late.
Any help would be much appreciated because it's got me stumped. I've done all the work regarding my B2 and I know the thing inside and out, I'm just anxious to get her back on the road...