View Single Post
  #10  
Old 02-26-2006, 12:48 PM
coalminer coalminer is offline
AF Regular
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 125
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to coalminer
Re: 92 Dodge Caravan 3.0L won't start;60's-70's veteren!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Diligenterprise
Hey Coalminer - You're a lifesaver! True to Chry/Ply/Dodge/Mopar electrics that caused me to shun them for decades - no where did I see in Chilton's et al that #1 contact wasn't under #1 tower. Pulled the cap and saw immediately what you meant. My 13 year old son who was my cranker-while-I-turned-the-distributor wide eyed amazement when the engine kicked over was delirious.
This van has 150K original owner miles and using a timing light I can't get it to go to 12 degrees btdc which the sticker says. Its limit is 15 degrees before the distr. hits the plenum. I tried resetting the dist. one curve away but lost the timing mark completely, fearing engine damage so I reset it back. Any suggestions? Remembering I have installed a new timing belt.

Did you unhook the temperature sensor before trying to set the timing? I had no problem setting the timing on mine, but the computer will try to compensate for the distributor being moved unless the temp sensor is unhooked.
Reply With Quote