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groky
19-08-2012, 17:03
i installed im piper 285 in my 5 this morning and its back firing through the carb and wont start.

am i right in thinking that at 112 deg after tdc on cylinder1 inlet (from the flywheel) my cam should be at full lift as i feel i have cocked up somewhere

andybond
19-08-2012, 17:13
Did you take off the HT leads when doing work ? Sounds like you have them 180 deg out ..

groky
19-08-2012, 17:45
yes i did i hope im not that would be abit stupid of me not to notice will check though

groky
19-08-2012, 17:59
:ashamed:180 out cam timing from flywheel and ingition from timing cover end:laugh:

andybond
19-08-2012, 18:09
Oh ya !

Happy days. Fixed now. ;)

groky
19-08-2012, 19:49
fixed cheers mate