wont start help

harobikes5690 · 07-20-2008, 04:07 PM

so my car spun a rod bearing so i pulled the motor and replaced all the bearings. i got the motor back in but all it does is crank over. i found out i wasn't getting any spark. so i went and got a new distributor and still no spark. what eles could it be?

Everett · 07-20-2008, 04:17 PM

hummm! How about the coil.....and double check all sensors and plug adapters to see if they are all hooked up. Wish I was there in person to help out.

harobikes5690 · 07-20-2008, 04:42 PM

thanks. i was wrong tho i do have spark now. it just wont start just sits there and cranks over

Everett · 07-20-2008, 05:33 PM

does it sound like its getting fire to the pistons? I did a engine swap and the timing gave me a fit. If you have someone there w/ you tell them to turn the car over and you can loosen the bolt on the distributor and turn it either way to see if you hear any firing. I know if you have the timing close on the timing belt side it will work. At first all my car did was turn over, then I moved the belt one tooth at a time. If is sounded more dead one way I would go back to my original starting point and go the other direction.

harobikes5690 · 07-20-2008, 06:29 PM

alright thanks ill try that

harobikes5690 · 07-20-2008, 08:01 PM

move the distributor all around and still got nothing

Everett · 07-20-2008, 09:17 PM

Well my guess is that your timing is off at the belt. I'm sure you had to remove the crank which, when you put it back together, the timing got off track somehow. Now I'm not exactly sure the procedure to get the cam pulley in the right spot when the #1 piston is top dead center. But I'm sure somewhere there is a write up about it. If not I'm sure someone here knows how to align the crank and cams to get them close.

07-20-2008, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
harobikes5690 Some Skills Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	wont start help so my car spun a rod bearing so i pulled the motor and replaced all the bearings. i got the motor back in but all it does is crank over. i found out i wasn't getting any spark. so i went and got a new distributor and still no spark. what eles could it be?

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07-20-2008, 04:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Everett Curve hunter! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Decatur,IL/Solomons,MD Posts: 1,168 Thanks: 35 Thanked 47 Times in 44 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	hummm! How about the coil.....and double check all sensors and plug adapters to see if they are all hooked up. Wish I was there in person to help out.

07-20-2008, 04:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
harobikes5690 Some Skills Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	thanks. i was wrong tho i do have spark now. it just wont start just sits there and cranks over

07-20-2008, 05:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Everett Curve hunter! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Decatur,IL/Solomons,MD Posts: 1,168 Thanks: 35 Thanked 47 Times in 44 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	does it sound like its getting fire to the pistons? I did a engine swap and the timing gave me a fit. If you have someone there w/ you tell them to turn the car over and you can loosen the bolt on the distributor and turn it either way to see if you hear any firing. I know if you have the timing close on the timing belt side it will work. At first all my car did was turn over, then I moved the belt one tooth at a time. If is sounded more dead one way I would go back to my original starting point and go the other direction.

07-20-2008, 06:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
harobikes5690 Some Skills Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	alright thanks ill try that

07-20-2008, 08:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
harobikes5690 Some Skills Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	move the distributor all around and still got nothing

07-20-2008, 09:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Everett Curve hunter! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Decatur,IL/Solomons,MD Posts: 1,168 Thanks: 35 Thanked 47 Times in 44 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Well my guess is that your timing is off at the belt. I'm sure you had to remove the crank which, when you put it back together, the timing got off track somehow. Now I'm not exactly sure the procedure to get the cam pulley in the right spot when the #1 piston is top dead center. But I'm sure somewhere there is a write up about it. If not I'm sure someone here knows how to align the crank and cams to get them close.