Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines need help starting 1957 235.

I agree with Nexxussian. It sounds to me like your dizzy is 180 degrees out of phase with the crankshaft. The timing mark will line up when #1 is on the exhaust stroke instead of the compression stroke, but it won't fire when you crank it over. Do the old finger in the plug hole trick and make sure you're on the compression stroke, and you should be fine.