Any idea what is wrong

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Asked by Nicholas Aug 31, 2020 at 02:09 PM about the 1988 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Cheyenne 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

So I just replaced my timing chain on my truck it's
an 88 k1500 with a tbi 350 I set it to basic on the
gear put the truck back together and now nothing
but backfires it's like it wants to start but it can't
I've got spark and fuel I've tried turning my
distributor while the truck is turning over and it
doesn't change anything

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Have you ever done a timing set on a vehicle before?? I can tell you this much. if you aren’t already familiar with Engine mechanics and are following directions from a Haynes or chiltons Manuel. They typically always explain the timing setting backwards, as in, if you follow their procedures your timing will always be 180° off. If your just running an old school tbi then that that’s what it sounds like. Either that or you missed TDC by a tooth or two and will need to reset it. You can always try moving your plug wires around on the distributor to sometimes to put you closer to where your firing order is too.

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