hey, i have a ford f250 big block 460 1987 i was just wondering if anyone knows wat ur timing is set at....mine is to far advanced and truck still trys to run when i turn the key off, also my distibutor will not turn when ive loosened the bolt, any ideas wat this may be?

timing should be at 10*. this is a common problem for the fords. i usually hit the case with a hammer lightly and it will unseeze it. DONT HIT IT TO HARD AND CRACK IT!

thanks, 10degree retarded or advanced?

10* btdc

thanks again:beer:

is it EFI?

o ya i forgot to mention if it is efi u have to pull the plug out of the harness comming out of the distributor. dont know if u knew that or not

it's carbureted and the distributor doesn't seem to want to move at all

on the 460 i put in my 79 which was out of a 86 f350 i had to beat the living daylight out of the distributer to get it to turn.. i finally got it to turn. i wiggeld it back and forth many times and it eventually turned with ease. take in mind that this is a aluminum housing tho.. i have plenty of extra distributers so i wasnt to worried about breaking it

is it maxed out? or is it stuck?

it is most likly stuck.. ive had this problem on 3 fords this years.. once u figure it out its no big deal to fix it