what is an easy way of telling if you have jumped timing or not....the car ran fine 2 days ago and i try starting it up today, and it sounds like its running on 2 cylinders, wont keep idle, and if i keep it rev'ed, it sounds like a lawnmower...

there are Skunk2 cam gears installed but I cant tell if the dots on the tooth end are marks for TDC....

PLEASE ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!!

 

any codes?

 

nope no codes...like i stated, the car was started 2 days ago and was fine....and i decided to start it again today but wont stay and sounds like S*!t

 

put cylinder 1 at TDC and pull the valve cover... if the gears aren't at the top they are out of timing

 

the dot on the tooth, just above the degree lines on the gear is what you want pointed straight up

 

put the motor at TDC....if everything lines up you are ok.

 

fixed!!! damn adjustable cam gears slipped....freaking crap!! thanks for the help!!!!

 

Same thing happened to a friend of mine. The gears don't come tight, so ya gotta check them before you put them on. Glad you got it fixed.

 

Thats a great way to bend a valve