Glad to hear it worked out okay. I had forgotten a similar problem I had. Back when I was 15 or so a friend helped me overhaul a 235. He was on leave from the Air Force and had to go back before we finished. I never could get the thing to run right. All the mechanics I talked to said it was probably cam timing (since that’s a common thing for newbies to screw up). But I was sure I had lined up the marks right. Finally on an impulse, I dropped by the local Chevy dealer parts department and had them let me look at a 235 cam gear. (That’s how long ago this was) I checked the location of the timing dot relative to the keyway. The one on my 235 was a few teeth off!! I reset the cam based on the dealer’s gear and that was it. It ran great. It must have been 4 months getting that guy running.
Regards,
Leon
