We replaced the head gasket which included doing the following... had to swap over the intakes and exhaust manifolds, dizzy, coil, cam, and rocker assembly, power steering w/bracket. i think thats it..

So that is all we messed with. Just did a simple head gasket procedure. Timing belt was replaced at the same time and it is in time.. i checked and rechecked and had somebody else check it.


ok.. here it is ... i going to tell you everything that we have checked or have tested with parts off of my car and other running cars there.

Checked : Timing.. at the crank then at the cams and even at the flywheel and then checked to see if the dizzy was at #1. ALL GOOD HERE.

Checked : ALL GROUNDS.. thermostat, valve cover, next to battery. ALL FUSES .. u/h and u/d . ALL GOOD HERE.

Checked : for SPARK ... took all wires out and checked with the plugs in them.. also checked the coil all good and we even swapped it out with the one on my car no difference there.

Checked : Fuel.. main relay working fine.. we swapped it out with the one in my car and i put the one in the coupe into my car and its still running. Took the fuel line off the rail and checked for fuel. ALL GOOD... took the spark plug out and smelled fuel on the plugs.. after primering several times. Fuel pump is working just fine. ALL GOOD IN FUEL.

Checked : ECU .. checked to see if any cel's. It has a SOLID CEL.. so I replaced the ecu and no change. Don't really know anything else about that cel.

OK.. we have no compression tester but you can here it out the exhaust.. its like it wants to start just don't have that extra umph..

Here are my questions right now. ..

1. Does it matter what ECU is used because the car is an Auto.. can we use a manual ecu on it ???

2. Since we had to swap the cam over to the new head .. do we have to set the valve lash ?? because both heads were A6 heads.. everything was torqued down to specs. would that be a cause of not starting ??

3. This damn car has an alarm system on it ... or its in the car.. i am not sure if it is hooked up or has power going to it but would it stop the car from starting .. because we are getting spark, fuel, and all that so what should I look for in the alarm ??? can I just rip the alarm wiring and the black box out and that should solve that ???


ANY SUGGESTIONS ARE HELPFUL... thanks to everybody so far for helping us !!

 

ok.. that was yesterday

removed the alarm system from the car.. have done what the service manual says and it concludes to replace the ecu.

stumped...

please help...

if you have any suggestions just call this number

913-334-8021

call anytime of the night morning I DON"T CARE ... !!! i will be awake till this car runs !!
thanks