Traveler fuel pump Videos

talking as its done would be so much better than just pointing

Why no sound

old timer told me years ago usually jump time when you shut them off.

Now get this one. When I was a kid, this old man had a lawn mower that wasn't getting enough spark to start. I know this sounds like a tall tail but he took the plug wire in one hand & put a finger from his other hand on the spark plug & it would run. Don't know if anyone has been zapped by a spark plug, but it hurts. Didn't bother him a bit. That's how he checked if there was spark. Geeze. If I didn't see it I would be thinking what you all are thinking.

You'll figure it out. 

Ooh those spark-plug wires are a BITCH to replace, I just did them on my 55.

Yeah, it was throwing some fuel, but wonder if fuel pressure is right... I dunno, maybe squirt some gas down the carb while you are cranking just to eliminate fuel altogether... Still, it does sound like a timing chain, don't it? Cough pop cough...

Perhaps if you would fill up with quality Sinclair gas, that would eliminate those rough running and stalling issues. LOL... One way to tell the condition of the timing chain is to pull the cap off, turn the engine one way by hand until the rotor moves, then slowly turn back the other direction until the rotor moves the other way. The two tools that I always use to diagnose engine problems are a compression tester and vacuum gauge. The compression tester will reveal if the chain jumped because at least a couple valves will be open when they shouldn't be. To my ear it cranks normal, probably nothing wrong with the chain. I would also suggest checking the condition of the distributor itself. If the bushings are worn it will wreck the points and the ignition timing will be all over the place. You probably don't have a 6v timing light but that reveals a lot about IGNITION(not valve) timing.