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I bought this little black 4x4 beauty for a few hundred. it had a "detonated" timing chain.. as in it kinda exploded when it broke. I got all the parts and put it all back together, having never worked on one of these trucks, it seemed fairly simple..
after the front of the motor was back together, it wouldnt start. compression is 150,95,115,and 150. all hold psi well. justs backfires or pops out of the carb, depending on the distributor location..
bet i have it one tooth off, huh...
CAN I CHANGE ONE TOOTH WITH OUT PULLING THE T/C COVER..??
thanks!!
Jonny

did you line up all of the timing marks on the gears, chain and such before you put it together? 95 and 115 are awfully low not so much that it wouldnt run tho so thats not going to be the problem.. it sounds like you are getting the spark at the wrong time. have you had one of the always wonderful carb fireballs? i almost lost an eyebrow to one

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No expert on stockers, but several threads on here all point to it timing off #4 instead of #1. Might want to check that...

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i think i got the marks right, seems like 180 degrees out, but you cant just spin the rotor around like in a SB chevy.. i guess the only question is can I change the cam sprockets w/o taking the cover back off.(?) help me!!

Common mistake. Luvs are set up with #4 instead of the usual #1. You can't simply reposition the distributor but the fix is simple---just change the wire position in the distributor cap.

cool, I will try that. it will be 2 positions to the right?
thanks for your help!!
Jon

Yup. Swap #1 for #4, and swap #2 for #3.

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actually, the "oil" light is on and I wonder if, that oil pan pick up tube, is seated properly in the rubber o ring, for the oil pump in the TC cover... crap

Sometimes the wire for the oil light needs to be cleaned with a wire brush. You may have knocked it off also.

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