2wheelhunter

basically as title says i replaced the headgasket in a d15b7 and the timing belt and waterpump.. now the car wont start.. its getting spark and a compression test read 150-160 psi across.. any help please?

2wheelhunter

it may be 180 degrees off how do i fix that?

ke98248

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Did you set to Top Dead Center (TDC)??

2wheelhunter

yes started from the bottom up.. hence the good compression

hon2984

try removing the distributor and turn it 180 degrees. u do have spark but it might be at the exact wrong time. i had that problem on a 04 chev. tracker with a f suzuki motor in it that i changed the head gasket on . once we flipped it it fired right up.

2wheelhunter

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you cant.. it wont work the groves are slightly off centered

blkegcoupe

i had that same probelm also it might be your timing like 95% of the time check you cam and crank if they are both set a TDC

2wheelhunter

is it possible for the timeing to be off yet still get good compression?

count me out

theyre talking about ignition timing, not cam timing.

D16SiHatch

did you by chance get the plug wires out of order on the dizzy cap when you put the thing back together?

2wheelhunter

they are in correct order.. 100%

2wheelhunter

ttt

iheartmyej8

ground wires? off the vc. just an idea.
my timing is a tooth off and it still had decent compression.

2wheelhunter

im sure its not a tooth off.. i checked all grounds.. even the one on the thermostat because we changed the thermostat too.. everything is intact

obuhmyuh

double check its not a tooth off, that's what it sounds like. check to make sure your getting fuel too. check your fuses as well. one might have gotten fried.

ghoofy

is it just cranking and thats it or is it trying to start and wont?

2wheelhunter

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ghoofy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is it just cranking and thats it or is it trying to start and wont?</TD></TR></TABLE>

only cranking.. i do believe i heard it want to fire twice, its hard to tell because its stock intake and stock exhaust so i cant really hear it if it fires

Nic

As everyone else as stated....check the TDC on the crank and the cam. I would pull the belt off and completly reset the timing.

Panda_slicks86

sounds to me like you might want to get a manual for your car they help you out some
but timing can be off quite a bit and not have too much effect you need to get to tdc and then spin your motor 2 rotations on the cam gear and make sure you are still tdc and then give er a try if you have already then you should double check everything shoot i had my car way off and it would still start then get to 4000 and fall on its face

obuhmyuh

if u have a camera, take some pics of the arrow on the oil pump lining up with the mark on the crank sprocket and the cam gear at TDC just to shut us all up.

2wheelhunter

checked TDC AGAIN lol was rite on.. i found i'm not getting fuel for some reason.. i dumped a small amount of gas into each cylinder and if fired a lil then went back to cranking.. WTFFFF

more help please?

obuhmyuh

main relay? check ur fuses like i said before too...

4drkidd

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by obuhmyuh &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if u have a camera, take some pics of the arrow on the oil pump lining up with the mark on the crank sprocket and the cam gear at TDC just to shut us all up. </TD></TR></TABLE>
+1

Panda_slicks86

crank the ignition over some times and pop a plug smell for gas if no gas smell you need to start their but it sounds to me like you need to start over from step one i assume that you have a chilton or haynes repair manual or have access to the net better yet to find the operation and read it and figure out what you did wrong make sure every thing is right i did a swap not to long ago me and a buddy and he left off a ground on simple ground and it would not start long story short human error can set u back hop back on the horse and start looking for whats out of place