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1970 Chevy Impala the timing chain and gears are right and the plugs ARE firing but it just won't start?
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∙ 12y ago
My first guess would be you have the distributor in wrong. Give it a little shot of gas (prime it) down the carburetor and see if it tries to run at all. If nothing, gotta be the distributor is off. Put the engine at TDC (top dead center) and re-set it.
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