Stroker NO Start now

[Eagle]

​lets go back to square one. as I have like 30 times in the last 3 weeks.

​pulled the distributor out.

​brought #1 cyl to TDC on compresion stroke

​spun my cam gear around watching until #1 exhaust valve closed and just before the intake valve opens

​which allowed me to line up the cam/crank dots. cam is at like 4oclock and crank at 10 oclock crank keyway is at 12oclock 

 

Oh so very confused.

 

Something doesn't sound right here.

 

First, if you were spinning the crankshaft with no timing chain installed, you could bring #1 to TDC but it won't be on the compression stroke or the exhaust stroke, because that's determined by the camshaft and the valves.

 

Next, if you want #1 to be at TDC on the compression stroke (which you do), you should NOT be setting the cam gear to just before the intake valve opens. At TDC on the compression stroke, both valves are closed, and they STAY closed until the #1 piston has gone down, and is starting back up on its next stroke -- which is the exhaust stroke. Then the exhaust valve closes somewhere near TDC and the intake valve opens, so that as the piston goes down it sucks fuel/air mix into the cylinder.

 

It sounds to me like you're setting it up for TDC on the exhaust stroke, and then setting the distributor to fire when there's no fuel or compression in the cylinder.

[DirtyComanche]

What Eagle said.  As you've described it, you're setting it up for TDC on the exhaust stroke.