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  1. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    I told the parts guy it was for my boat but I guess that doesn't mean that's what I was given. If it is car can that really cause this much headache
  2. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    It does seam to make more noise then the original that was in there and it doesn't have the 2 diagrams either just brass and one peice
  3. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    The fuel pump is brand new
  4. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    I went out to boat and figured I'd give it a quick flash up....2 knocks and then none..only ran for a min...it smelt gassy
  5. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Ok thank you...I will start the process...love the vibration analogy lol
  6. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    What would the symptoms be if stuck valve...how does having flame arrestor off help
  7. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    I do know that doesn't come from the carb itself it just sounds from there
  8. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Update....got a timing light....started boat to warm it up and went to get light from truck...engine was knocking....sounded like from the carb....shut it down....now what
  9. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    I will get timing done properly before I use it again....the fuel pump is brand new as well as water/fuel separate and filter
  10. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    I'm going to buy a new distributer....boat wasn't underload when I was setting distributer.
  11. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Epic fail I'm guessing...
  12. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Dwell is at 30...as for timing I had dizzy loose and stopped were it ran the best
  13. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Alright I'm on the ocean right now....boat wont go over 2000 ram and can't get on plane....wth
  14. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Ok I will fiddle somemore
  15. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    The dwell is right at 30 engine idling about 900..1000 rpm...it runs very smooth and no lag when I Crack the throttle
  16. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Now as for dwell...what in your opinions should be good
  17. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    My thoughts as well....I messed with it for a fair bit of time for it to just start working seems odd to me
  18. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Lol well I'm not really sure for 100%. I rechecked all wiring and connections...re set points and it fired up
  19. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    It's all wired up and running..thank you all
  20. J

    Old ford 302 no spark

    The positive terminal goes to far left stud
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