Running 1993 302 with Standard Ford Distributer, points replaced with Pertronix's  ignitor . works great until i wired the Green lead of the  Sunpro Tach in on the negative of side of the coil per instruction .car quit immediately. unwired it engine started . Any one experience this and have a solution .  Instruction's are Black (ground) Red ignition (12volts running)  Green (coil negative side)   White (lights )

SORRY about all the confusion i created . It was a polished steel after market balancer not aluminum .e/bay  JUNK,  the woodruff key slot was not machined correctly which allowed the balancer to slip position and the engine to be out of balance. The end result was a new PRO Products balancer from Summit  50 oz  and a .975 spacer to align the zoops serpentine belt system . All of it on my 32 five window coupe . I know this is a MUSTANG web site but you guys have been around the block many times with FORDS . Thank you for allowing an 85 year old still learning guy like me to bounce ? from time to time .  FORD IN A FORD the only way to drive .

Gave up on the cheapo mini starters . Bought a Power master . FOLLOW the instructions for the depth from the face of the ring gear ,must be 3/4 inch which leaves 1/16 clearance . works great .  Customer service very good and made in USA .   Quality parts are not cheap but no ore problems .

Duh: you guys are right although for years i never had trouble installing a replacement starter , now it has happened . After research it dawned on me that the starter is in to deep . Dorman has spacers i  am getting a couple today  an will experiment with it . I saw the spacer looking at the MSD pdf about installation .  My ride is a replica 32 5 window and a lot o mixed parts .So far it wasn't a problem . Thank you for patience and help.   85 years old and still loving the car game .

Hangs up as it starts hangs up for a short time the lets loose . Strange when the engine warms up no problem ???????????????????

Cobra kit car ? 302 engine ? Are there different block plates depending on the number of teeth on the flywheel or just a different starter that has to be used . Haven't bought a starter yet . 

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Stock 302 stealth Weiland  manifold 450 cfm Holly . Both new .I had 2 450 cfm Holly's on a Ford racing manifold which  was way two much fuel . It did run ok but since i had a 66 mustang with a electronic steel gear dist which ate the cam shaft up  i bought a rebuilt original dist.  I did check the cam gear and its all good. Before installing anything on the street rod i tried starting it and it back fired through the rear carburetor . I went ahead and put the dist and manifold in. i can barely get it to start when it does it is missing like crazy . popping up thru the carb. whistling out the carb . cranking  the engine with a vacuum gage on i have none . I closed off all vac lines.  I have suspicion  that as a rebuilt engine which i bought that the timing gears may have slipped .Perhaps the key wasn't installed on the crank gear ? The engine does not have 150 miles on it .I thought that it was 180 out but that didn't change anything. Thought it was an HO cam changed the dist wiring no difference . All opinions welcome . 

So i am solving my problem i hope pulled the dual manifold .Replacing it with a new one with one 450cfm new carb and hope all troubles go south . LIVE AND LEARN long live ia coca  and the Pony cars .

no the doors were not locked as it was in the garage . Thanks for the advice on the fact that the ignition key works the doors also.

Finished Running great Calif car  mfd in Milpitas NO RUST almost every thing replaced. Its for sale now .408-691-0210   $16900. It was a project for my Grand son and Grand pa to work together .Call me for all the details .

Huskinhano wrote:

MachTJ wrote:

A lot of different things can cause the lobes to wear off the cams or dish the lifters out. Right now the quick go to answer for cam manufacturers is improper break in with oil that does not have the correct additives. But yea chebbies have been eating cams for alot of years.

In the mid 70's I workers also ted the parts counter for the mechanics at a Chevy dealer. I sold a lot of cams!
 

You better believe it chevy cams suck then as the lifter s did also . Been there done it