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Sorry for the$h1t post but can someone ready this spark plug? Half the insulator has a reddish tongue (more than brown). Base seems to say rich but insulator/tang looks good (to my untrained eye)

Almost! Just a few loose ends but yeah pretty much!

Part of what you like about them is the deal you got. Run em till they don't give you satisfaction. The bull bar on mine looks ridiculous but my grandfather made it so it stays as long as I own the vehicle

Took some doing but got distributor set right and timing dialed in. It purrs and I took it around the block a few times. I've changed so many things in the last 10 months I was really afraid something wouldn't work right away but seems pretty good. There's a pretty loud tick. I did adjust the...

Thanks, that advice works for me. I'm working on my own and have to turn engine by lifting rear tire, putting it in 4th and slowly rotating tire. It's maddening because I have to run back and forth, looking for the tdc line. I feel pretty s***ty with the screw ups (also blew the oil pressure...

I was working under the assumption that when the indicator is pointed towards the line and the distributor rotor is pointed towards #1 on the distributor cap, the engine is at tdc. I have a feeling that I might at tdc for the exhaust stroke and not the compression stroke

Having a hell of a time. Got distributor on and fired right up but when timing to bb I ran out of adjustment room. Pulled distributor, moved one tooth, restarted and when I grabbed the dizzy it was jumping like hell because it was not fully seated. Pulled, re-set it into pump slot and it ran...

I got the rebuilt distributor from 4cruisers and swapped out the springs using the MSD kit. I decided to leave the nylon bushing because I didn't want to dig deeper and possibly screw something up. Seems like the red bushing that comes with the MSD kit would fit but elsewhere it was stated that...

Thanks! I will get a rebuilt distributor. Whether it is the only source of my problems or not doesn't matter because it certainly has a lot of corrosion and needs to be addressed. Something has come up family-wise so I won't be able address it this weekend, unfortunately.

Thanks! Marking the block/ dizzy is a great idea i hadn't come across or thought about. I'll keep you updated of my progress

That's good advice. I was hoping to get a bit more out of the one I have before getting a rebuilt one but it is a likely suspect for my problems. It's more the concern of me screwing something up when I replace it. I've read a bit about noting orientation when taking off, using tdc if you forget...

Well, Not running seems to be the new default state. But, I've certainly learned a lot in the last 9 mo and addressed several issues that needed taking care of. hopefully I will be able to spend some time on it this weekend and sort it all out.

The red junction is an old Scotchlock or equivalent from 3M. The logo was different from what I'm used to so it must be really old. Unfortunately, I removed it, resoldered/crip connected the wire back together and still no firing. I'll check the new coil and look for spark in the coil to...

The devil has many names and faces. This one looks really old with some text on it so I originally thought it might be some old Toyota connection. I should post a pic just for the laughs because the end of the live wire is just sort of tied off and dangling in the engine bay. This would be the...

Well, finished bleeding brakes and fashioned a temporary exhaust hanger. Cranked it and no start. (87°, 67% humidity). My timing light showed no fire in main coil wire to distributor. I didn't test the coil again. My guess is ignitor problem. It has one of those despicable T-tap clips that allow...