Re: 1968 GM 292 straight six engine not firing HELP??

Posted by ericlb on July 03, 2008 at 03:43:45 from (72.173.211.235):

In Reply to: 1968 GM 292 straight six engine not firing HELP?? posted by Renni O. on June 29, 2008 at 18:37:40:

renni i was gone awhile, is your truck running? if not,in your bottom post you said your getting fire to the plugs but it wont start, only 2 things can be happening here, gas fouled plugs[ replace plugs] now when you put the new cap on how did you move the wires from the old cap to the new one? 1 at a time or all at once? check the firing order of the wires bring the engine up to top dead center on the number one cylinder, the easiest way is to remove the plug on that cylinder and have your buddy tap the starter, with the key, this will just barely move the engine untill you feel air pressure at the plug hole, then turn the engine by hand untill the timing mark on the crankshaft pully lines up with the mark on the front cover, now note the position of the wire to number one cylinder, remove the dist cap the rotor should be pointing at that terminal under the cap, withthat right, follow the firing order around in the same rotation as the distrubutor goes, [ bump the engine over to see which way] and make sure your wires and the firing order of the engine, [ cast into the top of the intake manifold] match, then if thats right and the plugs are new it should start

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