Hello David welcome to YT! Your method of replying is
correct. First off is the intention to have this as a
working forklift or do you have some other intention for
the engine to power something else. How did it run
before you put all the new parts on it? Is the electronic
distributor the CORRECT one for a 6 cylinder engine?
Does the distributor have a new rotor in it? If so how
does it compare to the old one? Others have given you
good suggestions as far as distributor cap etc. How do
the spark plugs in the cylinders that are not firing look?
Try swapping the spark plug between 1 and 3 does it
now fire on 1 but not 3? Then you have a spark plug
problem, are they gapped correctly? The suggestion of
a problem with the intake manifold sealing is a wise
thing to check. Spray carb cleaner or starting fluid at
the mating surfaces of the intake to the head. If the
engine changes speed or picks up the misfire then the
gasket is leaking. Very likely cause of some cylinder
firing and some not on an engine with good
compression. One other thing worth mentioning, is the
coolant holding a proper level? You say the head is
cracked from freezing. It may be holding on the
outside but what about the inside?
Now as for what Tramway guy said about the timing is
correct as far as connecting a timing light or static
timing with a test light. But for almost any other
process you do for timing use number 1 cylinder. Just
best for a novice to stick with conventional processes.
Timing a distributor to an engine should be done on
TDC of the compression stroke of number 1 cylinder.
It would be nice to see the exhaust problem you have
here is a run down of how to post photos.
Pictures post through the ..Browse or Choose files..
button just below where it says ..Upload
Photos/Videos.. down lower in the ..New post and reply
windows. See photo to see an example on my iPhone.
Clicking that will give you a choice to select the file or
folder the pictures are stored in on your PC or phone.
Then select the photo from the file and ..Add.. it. They
cannot be pasted into the text area as a file. I would
suggest only adding 1 or 2 per reply to see if your
photos are below the file size limit.
