Hello,

This is my first post here, thanks to anyone who reads and responds. I have a 1995 Chevy Silverado K1500, 350 V8 TBI. The truck is just used for snow plowing my .5 mile long and very steep driveway in Vermont.
Attempted to crank last month in prep for winter and there was no spark, and no fuel/pulse at the injectors. Troubleshooting led me to the distributor (pick-up coil to be precise). Before I changed the distributor out I bumped the engine around until the old rotor was pointing directly (or very close) to the number one cylinder (very front right drivers side). I replaced the distributor with a new one and was able to get the new one in with the rotor pointing in almost the exact same orientation (had to align the oil pump shaft, etc which was fun!). at any rate, she started right up and was idling and running a bit off. So, I'm led to believe the timing is off. I actually drove it down my very steep driveway and was unable to get it back up due to loss of power. At this point, I'm thinking the timing is off enough to cause the loss in power. Can I simply loosen the distributor bolt/clamp and rotate the distributor to see if it smooths out? Is that feasible or will I need to go down the road of completely re-doing the timing? all of this is unchartered territory for me thus far, appreciate any help/info. thanks!

 

Buy a manual or Google surf... I have the same truck but in 4x4. Disconnect the computer wire found under glove box in most of these type trucks. It should be connected by a quick connection. Then, check timing. (The wire cuts out the computer and spark advance.) You can then set base timing advance it to factory specs. I believe it is 8 degrees advance. But examine manual to be sure. Always check timing after removing a distributor.!