I just did the headgasket/timing in my 84. Now i'm having timing problems. Okay i got it running. All cylinders are firing. Engine/valve timing are dead on. We checked the chain three times before we put everything back together. It wants to start on its own but i have to floor it fora sec to get it to fire up. Once it does, the timing mark is about a an inch and a half or so to the left of 0. Like 30 degrees i think? If i dial it into 0 it doesnt stay running unless i'm almost wide open on the throttle. Nor will it start after that. I had a spare igniton laying around and i swaped it out, nothing. Unless both are bad or something. Idk....
Thanks for input guys

 

make sure the dizzy is not a tooth or two off. 0 degrees on the timing light should be almost dead center of the dizzy adjustment notch.

 

The contact points on the dizzy cap are lining up right and I tried moving it ahead a tooth, barely got it running once. I moved it back a tooth from where it first was and it wouldn't start even.

 

you sure your not 180 out on the dizzy? or the plug wires are not mixed up? What do you mean contact points on the cap? The cap has nothing to do with my previous statement on the adjustment bolt/notch.

 

Its not 180 out cause it runs. When i turn it 180 it spits out the carb. and wont start. And disregard the contact point statement.

 

Set engine to TDC on one..
Pull cap off.
Tell me, is your rotor 30 degrees advanced or retarded?
If yes, pull dizzy, clock rotor 30 degrees ATDC, and it'll go to TDC.
Protip: Rotor turns when dizzy is installed.

 

I got it! Apparently your spoced to adjust the valve's after doing a headgasket haha i feel dumb. its running better and i can set my timing back to 0! hoooray!

 

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