need help please

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slidingA240sx
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hay guy i just did a tb belt and water pump on my ca it ran awesome for a day the it just back fired and died now it wont start i changed the plugs cuz they were socked with gas

ps timing is dead on i set the timing to 10 deg at first it was breaking up in high rpms so i set it to 15 deg..

please help im out of ideas

thanks josh


zero_gripS13
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does it seem to turn over faster than it did when u try to start it

slidingA240sx
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zero_gripS13 wrote:does it seem to turn over faster than it did when u try to start it
no it turns over slower

zero_gripS13
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take ur cas off sounds like the tab broke..

if its ok take ur timing cover off and then report back

slidingA240sx
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tab is that the half moon looking thing theres only 1 it looks like there sould b another one there its in side the cas

zero_gripS13
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theres one on the cam and one in the cas.

slidingA240sx
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theres one in the cam theres a line that lines up the cAS but theirs only 1 half moon ..the others suposed to b connected to the cam

slidingA240sx
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the cas was like that before it drove fine all day i drove the car for four hours???? then the next day it just died.. help lol

zero_gripS13
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there should be one in the cas and one on the cam to make a circle to work properly.

did u take the timing cover off yet?

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slidingA240sx wrote:hay guy i just did a tb belt and water pump on my ca it ran awesome for a day the it just back fired and died now it wont start i changed the plugs cuz they were socked with gas

ps timing is dead on i set the timing to 10 deg at first it was breaking up in high rpms so i set it to 15 deg..

please help im out of ideas

thanks josh
Are you sure your cam timing is correct and not your ignition timing? If everything is spot-on, then you have issues with y our crank angle sensor or related compnents as suggested by zero.

Dee

slidingA240sx
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yes timing cover is off timing is on on the both cams and the crank.does that mean seance that half moon piece is broken off the cam i need to replace the cam???

zero_gripS13
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yes. if your ta is broken off your exhaust cam u need a new cam

slidingA240sx
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shoot whos got 1 for sale with a cas lol


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