D 17 wont start Help!

[boscoe]

My d 17 wont start, the carb is getting gas, points and coil are getting power , checked plug while turning over and ther was spark, When I use choke the engine acts like it grts tight and turn over hard when choke is off it turns fine. I just tried for the first time today I am putting a 226 from a AC 170 into my D17 that also had a 226 the on difference I am using the governor housing from the older engine that is not quite the same maybe it is out of time I dont know how to fix that anyways any help is appreciated. thanks

 

[Anonymous-0]

Has been a long time since I worked on an Allis so I am not sure where access holes are for checking timing if you have moved the distributor in an engine swap. Look for an cover near the clutch housing or for timing marks on ther front crankshaft pulley and a pointer to them. You will need to turn the engine slowly over by hand with a wrench on the front pulley. If ther marks are in the clutch housing, you will need a light to see them. One way to help if the marks are coming close is to remove the number one spark plug, put your thumb over the hole as you turn the engine over in the direction of operation, clockwise from sitting on seat I believe. As compression stops you are at or near top dead center. Stop and look for marks to make sure you did not go past them, if so, turn engine over two times again to return to marks. Now find your numbetr one plug wire and remove distributor cap. The rotor under the cap should be pointing directly at that cap terminal. If it is way off you need to reset distributor in housing. If if is close, pull of rotor, and any cover over the points and condensor underneath. Without turning over the engine, loosen the distributor clamp and slowly back the housing off in the opposite way of rotor turn. The direction of travel will be to fire the number three plug wire next. Now slowly turn the distributor housing back the direction of travel and watch for the points to open. Sometimes you can see a little spark jump on the points if you have the ignition switch on. Once the points open, stop, tighten clamp down and reassemble ditibutor rotor and cap. This is called a static timeing procedure and should be enough to get the enigine started. You will proobalbly needed to retime it once it is started and we can address that once it is running. If something here is not quite right in this expalination, maybe someone else can jump in on my errors or omissions. We always try the easy thing first.