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Kurtl · Guest

i've got the above pickup that broke down on me one cold morning when I
tried to start it. The motor has just gone through a rebuild. Its got
all new timing components new crankshaft with all new bearings, new
pistons,rods, water, oil pumps, rebuild carb, etc. anyway my first
diagnosis was a bad ignitor since i wasnt getting any power to the
distributor or coil for that matter. But upon further inspection i
found that my distributor wasnt turning when i took the cap off (thus
no spark because of pickup coil in distributor). I know this sounds bad
but i am hesitant to believe it is the timing chain because i'm pretty
sure i would have noticed the sound, and effects of a broken timing
chain. in addition it smelled like gas after cranking it for a minute,
which makes me believe the fuel pump is still working. the fuel pump
runs off the cam so the timing chain couldnt be broken in this case.
has anybody ever heard of the distributor gear pin breaking on these
motors or somehow a broken distributor shaft? any input would be
helpful. The truck is broken down 3 hours from my current location and
i am reluctant to get it towed if i can just drive over there and slap
in a new distrubutor and time the thing. Thanks

-Kurt