Jan
i dont have a chiltons on the car/engine.its a 1968 amx ,but it has a 1970 360 in it.i talked to someone who said it was the same as a s/b chevy,but its not.
Answer:
It is the same as a small block chevy
http://www.zitrotek.com/amchornet/Depart…
Answer:
V-8 Engine Cubic Inch
304 cid
360 cid
390 cid
Type
90' V8 OHV
Bore
3.750"
4.080"
4.165"
Stroke
3.44"
3.574"
Firing Order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
Compression Ratio 2v-9.0:1
2v-9.0:1
4v-10.0:1
4v-10.0:1
Brake Horsepower 210 @ 4400 RPM
2v-245 @ 4400 RPM
4v-325 @ 5000 RPM
4v-290 @ 4800 RPM
4v-340 @ 5100 RPM*
Torque 305 Lb. Ft. @ 2800 RPM
2v-365 Lb. Ft. @ 2400 RPM
4v-420 Lb. Ft. @ 3200 RPM
4v-395 Lb. Ft. @ 3200 RPM
4v-430 Lb. Ft. @ 3600 RPM*
Taxable Horsepower 45.00
53.27
55.51
Answer:
I own a shop, and think this; You may have one that has a different than standard firing order. One can figure out the firing order by bumping the starter to see which way the rotor turns. Find the #1 on either the drivers side front, or passenger side front. Remove the valve covers, turn the engine in the direction it rotates, and every time the rotor button reaches the next wire on the cap, look to see which cylinder is up in firing position. It will take two revolutions of the crank to figure it out since the cam makes one revolution to every two revolutions of the crank.
If the distributor is in the back of the engine, it uses a small block chevy firing order, and if its in the front, it uses a Ford small block firing order.
There is an alternate firing order on some small block Chevy motors, but it must have a different grind cam in order to work well. I would make sure where the #1 is, and make sure the distributor is installed in the engine properly. It may be out 180 degrees. Place your thumb over the #1 spark plug hole, bump the starter over in quick short bursts until it blows your finger off. Now move the crank to align the pointer/mark to (0) zero or TDC (top dead center), and see where the rotor is pointing. It should be pointing at, or a few degrees before the #1 plug wire in the cap. If you do this, I think you may just find the problem.
Finally: there is one sure way to fix the problem. Go to the library, and pull a copy of a Chilton's Repair Manual that covers your vehicle. Go to the engine identification page, and it should tell you how to identify your engine by numbers on the block. Once you have found out what it is, then you can go to the firing order under tune up specifications, and make note of how the firing order is counted around the distributor as well as which cylinder is which on it.
Glad to help out, Good Luck!!!
Book Mark it-> del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg | Facebook | Technorati | Google | StumbleUpon | Window Live | Tailrank | Furl | Netscape | Yahoo | BlinkList