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Ok guys here is one for you. I set the timing marks on a SBC 350 and put the motor together. The motor will start but kicks back really hard. It will start if you set the timing back and then turn it back up when it starts. Did I put the timing marks on top on both gears. Will a motor run like that?
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Originally posted by renodw
Ok guys here is one for you. I set the timing marks on a SBC 350 and put the motor together. The motor will start but kicks back really hard. It will start if you set the timing back and then turn it back up when it starts. Did I put the timing marks on top on both gears. Will a motor run like that?
malibuman1arkansas.net

You need to set your (total timing).Try 34 as a starting point.

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The timing marks are together with the #1 piston up. After turning the engine over with the bottom mark up the cam gear is on top, so I am sure that the timing was correct. Now that I am putting the motor back together I found an intake valve that was bent. Would this have caused mthe motor to kick back when starting?