So I started Liz up the other night and head a squeak under the hood. I narrowed it down to the distrubutor. I thought it was the cap and rotor. I replaced those and it was still squeaking. Went and picked up a new distrubutor and stabbed it in this morning.
Now after starting it up, the idle bounces between 500 and 800 roughly. Is it possible to stab a dist and be one tooth off to cause this or does it set in the oil pump exactly?
Part two is I replaced the cap and rotor in partial darkness and had the firing order backwards. Went counter-clockwise instead of clockwise. When I tried to fire her up, heard a clunk from the motor. After getting the distrubutor back in, she starts, runs (idle bounces), and drives but over 2100 rpm it sounds like valve clatter. Only does it when driving not at idle. Pulled the valve cover and rockers are tight and the pushrods aren't bent. Would having the firing order wrong cause this or could I have jumped timing somehow?
I'm planning on taking this to Colorado for the holidays so I have a little time to figure it out but it would be nice to drive her daily instead of the work truck.
Thanks in advance
Now after starting it up, the idle bounces between 500 and 800 roughly. Is it possible to stab a dist and be one tooth off to cause this or does it set in the oil pump exactly?
Part two is I replaced the cap and rotor in partial darkness and had the firing order backwards. Went counter-clockwise instead of clockwise. When I tried to fire her up, heard a clunk from the motor. After getting the distrubutor back in, she starts, runs (idle bounces), and drives but over 2100 rpm it sounds like valve clatter. Only does it when driving not at idle. Pulled the valve cover and rockers are tight and the pushrods aren't bent. Would having the firing order wrong cause this or could I have jumped timing somehow?
I'm planning on taking this to Colorado for the holidays so I have a little time to figure it out but it would be nice to drive her daily instead of the work truck.
Thanks in advance