Chevrolet's first V8 engine, the 288-cubic-inch Series D, came out in 1917 with a mid-engine distributor location. That early V8 was discontinued in 1919 after being placed in about 3,000 cars.

ANSWER The source of a "cranks, but no start" problem on your Chevy 350 distributor install is most likely incorrect distributor alignment with the harmonic balancer or a mismatched balancer and ...