94 Ford ranger 3.0 xlt update

[eloyc]

The problem I had did have to do with timing/distributor. The timing chain did not have to be corrected only the distributor which really doesn't make sense to me but supposedly that's what solved my crank no start issue. I was told my distributor was off about 160° which doesn't make sense to me because I myself firstly adjusted it to stock 0° TDC then 10° BTDC and after 2 days of rotating between every version of those timing settings with crank no start I WENT THROUGH EVERY TURN, DEGREE, TOOTH of that distributor a whole 360 and still got crank no start. So I am very cranky about that, regardless I have been driving my ranger around about 3 weeks now and she is buttery smooth compared to what I started with, still have a few things to look at. Thank you everyone for your help so far.

 

[RobWigglezz]

The problem I had did have to do with timing/distributor. The timing chain did not have to be corrected only the distributor which really doesn't make sense to me but supposedly that's what solved my crank no start issue. I was told my distributor was off about 160° which doesn't make sense to me because I myself firstly adjusted it to stock 0° TDC then 10° BTDC and after 2 days of rotating between every version of those timing settings with crank no start I WENT THROUGH EVERY TURN, DEGREE, TOOTH of that distributor a whole 360 and still got crank no start. So I am very cranky about that, regardless I have been driving my ranger around about 3 weeks now and she is buttery smooth compared to what I started with, still have a few things to look at. Thank you everyone for your help so far.

I'm glad you got it figured out. I'm still wondering if you were on the exhaust stroke of #1 when you lined up your crank dampener marks. That would explain the almost 180 out.

 

[eloyc]

I'm glad you got it figured out. I'm still wondering if you were on the exhaust stroke of #1 when you lined up your crank dampener marks. That would explain the almost 180 out.

Honestly I don't even know anymore with how confused and unsure this timing/distributor got me. Did it all by the book/stock specs and instruction Just glad to be moving on to last few odds and ends