it's not over. "2 dead cylinders" still dead after rebuild

ditchtiger · Jun 7, 2019

DirectDrive said:
You start with the CENTER and work OUT in a circular pattern ESPECIALLY on a long head like a straight six.
This is typical.
Your manual will show the exact pattern to follow.

Oh come on! Did you think I was serious?

HB of CJ · Jun 7, 2019

You did run all new ignition did you? Distributor, cap, points, rotor, top, wires, plugs. New cam? Wild shot. Wasp nest inside the intake manifold?

Tbucket · Jun 7, 2019

Double check the firing order, recheck for vacuum leaks.

ditchtiger · Jun 7, 2019

HB of CJ said:
You did run all new ignition did you? Distributor, cap, points, rotor, top, wires, plugs. New cam? Wild shot. Wasp nest inside the intake manifold?

Check previous posts. Done all that.

ditchtiger · Jun 7, 2019

Tbucket said:
Double check the firing order, recheck for vacuum leaks.

Many years ago I had an older fellow told me what the firing order is for a straight 6 by remembering this about women.
15 is to young, 36 is to old, 24 is just right.

I got to post that in the "Not enough goofy humor here... " section.

ditchtiger · Jun 7, 2019

HB of CJ said:
points, ?

HEI does not have points.

TTSX · Jun 7, 2019

If I understand from this and previous, you have two cylinders right next to each other that just went dead "like a switch" simultaneously. You then rebuilt the engine, (just top end?) And the problem still exists? I don't care if you replaced the entire ignition system 10 times over, you've got an electrical bug. You virtually eliminated mechanical problems if you just went through that much of the hard iron stuff