didn't start, could it be the timimg?

[dirtynails]

So I put in my new new distributor on my stock 350 and it seemed good at 14 degrees advance. A couple of days later it did not want to start. I checked out all the stuff I could think of and didn't find anything much wrong and decided maybe it was a little too advanced for good starting so I backed off a little on it. Is this a reasonable theory or should I be thinking something else was the problem? I live at 5700 feet altitude, maybe that has something to do with what kind of timing it can take.

 

[Russell]

I ran my small blocks at 13 degrees advanced while they were still carbed, and I never had any pinging problems / hot start problems. I'd be checking to make sure the module was good myself -- Could be bad, even with a brand new distributer.

My TBI truck runs at 24 degrees at an idle -- Should be 15 - 18, but I have to advance the base timing to get top end performance. It does make for a bit of a choppy idle though, lol

 

[1985_K5_Silverado]

I'd be checking to make sure the module was good myself -- Could be bad, even with a brand new distributor.

That's for sure! You can yank the ignition module and have someplace like Blotto Zone test it for free.