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5150coupe · 12-13-2007, 06:09 PM

-how do i know if it is on the compression stroke. what i have been doing is this: crank the motor till the damper is at 0 degrees and the 1 st piston is at the top. then i set the distributor pointer to the #1 post. it seems to start fine this way, but still won't run at 14 degrees or anything close. i will only run way past 14 degrees, but has no power and is hard to start. maybe the springs cause i left the stock gt40 springs on, but they are double coil and that seems fine for my conservative combo.

12-13-2007, 06:09 PM	#11
5150coupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 28	Re: knocking mustang 5.0 -how do i know if it is on the compression stroke. what i have been doing is this: crank the motor till the damper is at 0 degrees and the 1 st piston is at the top. then i set the distributor pointer to the #1 post. it seems to start fine this way, but still won't run at 14 degrees or anything close. i will only run way past 14 degrees, but has no power and is hard to start. maybe the springs cause i left the stock gt40 springs on, but they are double coil and that seems fine for my conservative combo.