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First Time Starting after Many Years - No Go 444-544

posted by  tscarola on  Sat Oct 13 11:06 CST 2007
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I tried starting the old lady today ('58 444 B16B) after many years and a rebuild. No luck. I had some sputtering and a few backfires out of the intake but no start. Fuel seems to be fine as does spark. Where should I start? Timing? Valve clearance adjustment?

By the way, speaking of valve clearance adjustment, what is the correct setting for my 444? Is it .50mm (cold) or somewhere around .15mm? I'm seeing some conflicting info in the service manual (or I don't know how to read it properly.)

Thanks in advance,
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Tony Scarola
1958 Volvo PV444 (44408)
http://www.scarolas.com/58VolvoPV444/






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