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Old 04-11-2007, 06:41 AM   #3
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Default Re: Can't get new engine to turn over.

Double check your initial timing and if you've got more than one set of timing marks on your balancer be sure that you're using the correct set. It sounds like to me that you're trying to light the fires at the bottom of the compression stroke.
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