valve cover not sealed tightly?

[marryson]

my car ran fine before I took the top valve cover and the front cover off to take the timing chain off. after I put everything back, the car would idle for about 10 second then it would die. when I try to give it gas, the RPM would just dip then dies. is it because my valve cover is not sealed tightly? and yes I have adjusted the timing when I put my distributor back in(otherwise the car wont even start.) any help is apppreciated

[compactfean]

Oh it can still start if its a tooth off, trust me. I would download the fsm and fallow the timing procedure again. I've seen this 100 times.

[marryson]

oh really? dammit.... that means I gotta adjust it again. thx man

[sly240]

It would help if we knew what engine you have.
And your car can run without the valve cover on at all. Although it is not advised.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Yes recheck the cam timing then dissy timing, then check for hose and fitting breaks

[marryson]

problem solved... thx for compact. the distributor was off by a TINY BIT.... cant imagine that would cause such a big problem... so yea if that happens to you the next time, you know your dis is off.