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New motorcrafte distributor and now car wont start!!!

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Old 02-15-2008, 11:21 AM
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i just bought a brand new distributor and now the car will not turn on!
the starter turns the motor but it just wont actually start running.
it will just backfire every once in awhile.
new wires and plugs aswell but those worked with old dizzy.
old one was steel gear and so is new one. (if that matters...???)

remember, when I told you to mark the wire with white out, the rotor button was pointing at before removing the dizzy, to help aide you?

If you dont get it, PM me, ill tell you the scoop over the phone to get you up asap and easily.
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Old 02-15-2008, 12:31 PM
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Default RE: New motorcrafte distributor and now car wont start!!!

yeah you cant just drop the dizzy in and expect it to work almost sounds like its 180 out
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Old 02-15-2008, 08:58 PM
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but is the rotor button inside the dizzy?
how could i check that???
the distributor rotor button in the dizzy i think was facing a different way but dosent it spin anyway?

It can't just go in any ole way. Read this link
https://mustangforums.com/m_3264510/tm.htm

Now that explained alot!!
thanks
alot to all of you mine is facing # 6.
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:04 PM
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dude!
this diagram should totally be stickied in the "how to sections"
off all the tech sections.


unless it already is and i just dont know
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:47 PM
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Default RE: New motorcrafte distributor and now car wont start!!!

you probably are a 180 out on the dizzy install......try restabbing it!!
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Old 02-15-2008, 10:11 PM
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dude!
this diagram should totally be stickied
in the "how to sections"
off all the tech sections.


unless it already is and i just dont know
Right click and save as..........
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Default RE: New motorcrafte distributor and now car wont start!!!

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but is the rotor button inside the dizzy?
how could i check that???
the distributor rotor button in the dizzy i think was facing a different way but dosent it spin anyway?

It can't just go in any ole way. Read this link
https://mustangforums.com/m_3264510/tm.htm

Now that explained alot!!
thanks
alot to all of you mine is facing # 6.
[:@]

you should be thanking me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 02-15-2008, 11:10 PM
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Default RE: New motorcrafte distributor and now car wont start!!!

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but is the rotor button inside the dizzy?
how could i check that???
the distributor rotor button in the dizzy i think was facing a different way but dosent it spin anyway?

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im sorry, but thats priceless...


ok im done
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Old 02-16-2008, 02:38 PM
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its facing 1. and the wires were in the wrong spots fixed that to and still wont turn over.
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Old 02-16-2008, 03:49 PM
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Default RE: New motorcrafte distributor and now car wont start!!!

IT has to be facing 1 at TDC of the compression stroke, it can't just be facing 1 at any ol' place.
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