Thread: 350 stalls when put in gear

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Originally Posted by LowJo

The top gear has the round indentation but the bottom gear does not have a similar mark. Now we are trying to find someone that knows how to align them.

K, the cam gear mark should be facing down and the crank gear should be facing straight up. In other words, they should be facing towards each other. The crank gear will probably have three different marks on three different teeth. One mark is for neutral cam timing, another is for 4 degrees advance cam timing and another is for 4 degrees retarded cam timing. This timing has nothing to do with ignition timing, but it only relates to the valves opening in relationship with the pistons position. Some gears have an "A" on a tooth for advance, a "R" on a tooth for retarded, and a "O" for straight up timing. If any of the teeth with the marks line up with the cam gear mark, it should run fine. Go onto something else. I would still check fuel pressure even tho it is a new pump. Maybe at idle if the alternator isn't charging fully, the pump stalls.