"fascion" <onefortyseven@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1166602584.313313.214050@a3g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
> jim beam wrote:
>> jim beam wrote:
>> > fascion wrote:
>> >> Timing is on 100% correct.
>> >>
>> > "timing" usually means the # of degrees the spark fires from top dead
>> > center. "firing sequence" is the order in which the plugs fire. if
>> > the
>> > plugs fire and fuel injects but it won't start, check the firing
>> > sequence.
>>
>> and how did you check the timing if the motor won't run?
>
> Well, I suppose I didn't "check" the timing, I just set it. When the
> distributor rotor was pointing to plug wire 1 ( bottom left ) the
> number one cylinder ( 4 3 2 1 ) was at top dead center. The belt was
> put on, and then tightened.
>

It sounds like you are confusing valve timing and ignition timing. Valve
timing is set by lining up the timing marks on the camshaft and crankshaft
gears when the timing belt is installed. Ignition timing is when the spark
occurs at the spark plug and is set with a timing light with the engine
running.