>  From: "Robert Sheaffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Old rotor & cap are back in, still no start. I checked the position of
> the distributor, it still lines up with a mark I made before, so it
> didn't come loose and rotate.

...............stuff snipped..........

> Is there something in the engine that might "break" if the wires were
> connected up wrong (but it never turned over)?

I really doubt any mechanical breakage.  How about the Hi Voltage wire
from the coil to the distributor?  Standard type plug & coil wires DO
NOT like rough handling.  I just pulled two of 'em apart when the
previous owner's robber plug "boots" slipped on my Mopar 318.  I
replaced them with "hot rod" type wires from M.S.D. with molded on
boots, real WIRE cores and stronger core material.

> If some rods or valves
> or pistons were damaged, I'd hear loud noises? And it might start up,
> but run very badly?

   Most probably!
>
> Yes, it would have saved a whole lot of trouble if I'd labelled all
> the wires fires, before touching the cap.

That knowledge comes from what's called "experience"
>
> Thanks, you guys are very encouraging!

Just don't get P.O.ed and _really_ break things!

You've probably almost got it done, and learded some stuff, too!

Happy new Year!

bc


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