hey ! got it to turn over

[absolute]

i have a lil time today so i went and worked on the car a bit and i got it to turn over the first time. i know that may not be the mos exciting thing, i figured id share it though. Im happy at least, because everything major is working, the trouble shooting is easy, plus i have a pretty good idea of what it oculd be, fuel lines hooked up backward, it needs new plugs this i know, and it needs a batery, i had a brand new one but it had been so long since i started back workin on the car i gave it away, i just jumped the terminals from car to car today. ahhhh, im almost there.

[TheOne]

thats nice, i got mine to crank in the summer after i put in a 95 engine.till i had to change the timing cause there was a slight backfire and the valves went to pieces.

am waitin to take it out and rebuild(cause a couple of other things didn't go well) it but its cold and i don't have much time..i live just right up of I-20 btw..

just check the rest and get it to fire up.

[twiztidkilla]

i just got mine all together replacing the head gasket some valves and timing... it spins great.. but wont start everthings there... spark fuel air... compression.... is it just a pain to start for the first time after replacing things???? if i cant figure it out im going to have to get rid of it beings i dont have any money left to replace the engine.....any help would be apriciated

[TheOne]

timing:).

either camshafts or distributor.

[twiztidkilla]

alright... ill tinker with the timing of the distributer tomorrow because i know for a fact the cam is inline with the crank... another question i have.... that little half moon on the end of the shaft for the distributer and oil pump... does that actually serve a purpose or can i hack that thing off cause that would make it 1000000000000000000 times easyer to tome

[crzycav86]

Are you talking about the crank pulley lock(or whatever it's called)?

You need that... don't forget to reinstall it.

[twiztidkilla]

no... the half moon on the timing shaft that goes directly into the distributer... that its got to be in that exact position or its not going in.... does that have to do something with the timing of the oil pump also???

[absolute]

"twizted" man if its IN there you probably need it, and timing will fug up starting the car if its off.

"one"hey man if your close give me a holler man, im right there off of cooper, we can hang some time .

[twiztidkilla]

aright... tuesday i took it all back apart to recheck and tripple the timing... turns out it was off.... we got it put back timed right, distributers in the exact spot it shows to in the chilton... still no running... it did run for about 10 seconds befor we took it apart but now theres nothing... how offen do the ECU go out?????

[absolute]

not sure about how often they go out, damn thats wierd though, it still doesnt do anything...

[twiztidkilla]

its beyond me.... i mean... we have everything hooked up the timing is for sure right on now... the distributer.. theres no way that could be more right... great compression... just doesnt wanna start.... i dont understand it and my brother thought it could be the resistor that sits beside the drives strut tower.... and its either that, the ecu or the wiring harness... and im 90 percent sure its not the harness... i do have an extra ecu to test it with and probibly do that sometime today or thursday.... very wierd

[absolute]

an dyou arew getting fuesl correct?

[twiztidkilla]

im sure we got the fuel lines hooked up right.... does the filtered one go into the regulator???? or hows it go??? and would the regulator posibly go out??? because after i let it sit for a little while... it starts for about 5 seconds then dont wanna fire... its really crazy driving me up the wall

[absolute]

could be does it choke to death or just cut off smooth

[twiztidkilla]

just cuts it smooth... like it looses pressure...... i have another regulator... think it would be worth it to try? i just need to get some info befor i wanna mess with it anymore...