1979 suburban 454 engine

[quote:8e1b90b8f9="usergy"]Replaced harmonic balancer, number 1 cylinder at tdc timing mark at 0 distributor rotor at number 1 plug wire engine turns over but does not start immediatley. idles roughly and exhaust pipe gets red hot with in a minute or two. What could possibly be the problem?[/quote:8e1b90b8f9]

Hey usergy
Usually thats an indicator of a timing/excess fuel issue. Do you have a timing light to get set to spec?
I'm assuming its carburated, is there fuel dumping down the bore?

Chris

[quote:9a8a63c421="carundell"][quote:9a8a63c421="usergy"]Replaced [size=7:9a8a63c421]harmonic balancer, number 1 cylinder at tdc timing mark at 0 distributor rotor at number 1 plug wire engine turns over but does not start immediatley. idles roughly and exhaust pipe gets red hot with in a minute or two. What could possibly be the problem?[/quote:9a8a63c421]
Hey usergy
Usually thats an indicator of a timing/excess fuel issue. Do you have a timing light to get set to spec. I'm assuming its carburated, is there fuel dumping down the bore?
Chris[[/size:9a8a63c421] Thats correct..i have a timing light but timing mark is retarted havent tried to adjust distributor...afraid i might do more damagethan good. what would you suggest??and thanks for your help...[/quote:9a8a63c421]