ok where do i start i bought this car with a GSR in it and it needed some work......once everything was done all i had to do was the timing and thats when things got weird..........i had a pep boys timing belt on the car and did everything right, when i went to go put the distributor in the middle where it should be it ran like ****...and i checked the timing and it was saying it was off a litle over a tooth but when i advanced the timing all the way it ran smoother........so i got a honda timing belt and did everything the same and still the same problem it ran like ****. next step was to change my ECU(civic type R) to a OBD-1 p-72 put the distributor back to the middle and still running like ****, i changed the wires and the plugs and still the same problem????????????????????????? has anybody had this problem???

 

any help will do thanks

 

have you double checked cam timing? yuo always re-set ignition timing after you mess with cam timing

 

yeah im sure everything is right

 

if the distributor is bad would it be messing up the timing that bad or no?

 

yeah, if the dizzy is bad it an make the car run funny with no cels.
are you setting ignition timing with a gun?

 

yeah when i put it to the middle of the distributor housing the white dash goes way farther away from the timing mark on the crank and when i advance it all the way it gets closer but its still about a tooth away from the mark on the plastic casing

 

you have to redo your cam timing; its not good enough.

 

if you dont put tension on the belt before you tighten the tensioner pully, doesnt it pull the cams out of whac?

 

not if you set it, back off 3 t. and then tighten the tensioner


Modified by mmuller at 12:53 AM 11/10/2005

 

fanything else i can try