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I've been following this one for curiousity's sake-one thing I thought of- maybe your damper has slipped and the timing is retarded. Confirm TDC.



That would be un-likely, since I've advanced it (with vac plugged) and went WOT until I got ping (which was around 38deg total mech adv), and then backed it off to 35, plus it starts perfect, almost instantly no kick back on the starter. Also the damper was new when the motor was rebuilt, and the PO marked the outer ring, and inner hub before he installed it, and they line up still....