timing check help

[97s14pwar]

im trying to check my timing and im running into a problem. i have the clamped hooked to the white wire on coil #1. when a point the gun down at the crank im not seeing an orange dot to line up the lines with. the lines are showing up but nothing taht would show where the timing is at. also when i unplug the tps the car dies out.

[OpeLok]

there should be a loop (single black wire) on the back by the ignitor. Put the clamp around that and try again

[97s14pwar]

i did that and same result, i took off the cas along time ago when i painted my covers. could timing gotten off when i reinstalled it?

[97s14pwar]

i got the dot to show up, im at 30degrees it appears and it doesnt want to adjust whichever way i turn the cas

[DJButton]

Hmmm, if you simply pulled out CAS and didn't do anything with the motor at all then it should have been fine to just put it back in. That's cam timing anyway. As far as the TPS issue, your engine should have issues when it's unplugged.

[97s14pwar]

thats what i was thinking, but the way this thing is cutting out under load makes me think the timing is off