I've never used a whistle like you describe, but I'm thinking it's possible you have the distributor shaft (and therefore the rotor) 180 degrees off. Some air will pass through the spark plug hole when you rotate the crankshaft even if the valves are part way open. Did you also have the valve cover off when setting up the distributor? I always watch the position of the valves when installing a distributor to be sure it is at TDC at the end of the compression stroke as opposed to TDC at the end of the exhaust stroke. Not sure this has anything to do with why your car won't run, it's just something to be particularly aware of when installing a distributor.
Joe Frakes '73 Spit 1500 'Peanut' ----------- I lined the rotor up with the number one plug wire in the distributor when the whistle I used indicated tdc on number one. I did have the distributor off, but the rotor is turning at the proper speed when I turned the engine over by hand. Two turns of the crank to one turn of the distributor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where Speed & Service Have Always Mattered @ http://www.ados.net Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org === Help keep Team.Net on the air === http://www.team.net/donate.html === unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try === http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool === Other lists available at === http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo === Archives at http://www.team.net/archive === http://www.team.net/the-local === Edit your replies!
