Since my last posting, I've been reading about hydroloc. I haven't had time to pull the distributor shaft and reset the TDC, but I'm concerned about the possibility of hydroloc.
Before I decided to work on my car, I over filled the oil. I added a couple of quarts without checking. Started the car and ran it around the block and pulled back into the garage with a trail of white smoke that fogged up the neighborhood. I let the car sit and I could see puddle of oil on the floor three hours later. It took me a couple of days to finish find time to drain it and address the leaks and other issues. I changed the valve gaskets, chain cover gaskets, plugs, distributors rotors and caps, and added the extended oil return tubes. I pulled the distributor shaft and replaced the o ring. I olso got new oil breather and oil sensor gaskets.
Being a newbie, I ran into my challenges. Thanks to Rennlisters, I manage to get out of it thus far.
Long story short, I tried to start the car and it was not turning over. It tried to rotate for a split second, then nothing. It was unable to complete a rotato. The good news is that I was able to turn the crank shaft when I was looking for Z1 earlier.
On my earlier post, many members are suggesting the distributor is not properly set. I will check it out.
Question:
Could the misaligned distributor shaft cause this?
How do I check for Hydrolock?
If that's the case, how do I get out of it?
I would hate to remove the heat exchangers and other exhaust parts again. Just the thought of it makes me tear up on the inside. I have all next week to work on it.
Hopefully, I hadn't done a whole of damage yet.

 

If you suspect a hydro lock, I would remove the bottom 6 spark plugs, and then try to rotate the engine, first by hand, then with the help of the stater motor.
To confirm the distributor is properly set, you have to set the engine at TDC, with both intake and exhaust closed on cylinder #1, and then check the rotors align with the marks on the distributor housing

 

Is it necessary to remove the heat exchangers/exhaust pipes?

 

If I thought I hydrolocked the engine, you bet I would!

Its not hard to bend a rod when this happens so the very first thing to do is ensuring the cylinders are completely clear of excess oil, by pulling the lower plugs and heat exchangers to help excess oil to drain out without filling the HE's with oil and ruining the cat & mufflers.

 

Well, it took me a while to put the car together. It was a case of Hydrolock. I got the oil out of the cylinder. The car fired up the first tried, but there is a knocking sound in the engine. It sounded like it's coming from the right side of the engine. I turn the engine off. The engine is idling ok considering it's been off line for two months.
Question:
Bent Rod?
If that's the case, how much would it cost to get a shop to do it? (Rough estimate)