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[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RUFdriver

Maybe the timing too far advanced putting too much load on the fuse??

No. Setting your initial timing at 10 degrees ATDC or 30 degrees BTDC is not going to change the electrical load on the battery, or the coil, or the MSD unit or the tail lights.... It will do other things, but not change the electrical load.

If you reclocked your distributor, are you absolutely positive you got your plug wires over in the correct order (and didn't move them in the wrong direction) and that you're not 180 degrees out? But even if you put the distributor 180 degrees out and mess up the plug wires big time you're still not going to change the load on the electrical system.

[patrickt]

Here's what I would do if you had the distributor out, the plug wires pulled off the cap and now the car won't run. Take the valve cover off the passenger side and watch your #1 valves. Watch the exhaust valve open then close as you rotate the engine from the crank bolt. Now watch the intake valve open. Keep turning on the crank bolt and when the intake valve begins closing, you will be getting closer to TDC so watch your balancer. Stop moving when it's about 30° BTDC. Make sure your plug wires are in the right order on your cap, and going in the right direction, and now point your rotor at the #1 plug. For now, disconnect all the electric leads through your ignition system and "hotwire" it so that the entire ignition system, which is just a couple of wires, be it points/condenser or MSD, is right in front of your eyes. Crank the engine with a remote switch on the solenoid and give it gas by manually moving the carb linkage with your hand. If there is nothing seriously broken in the engine, and you have spark, and you have fuel, your engine will fire up in two seconds.