Okay i purchased the car and it ran very well for the first month, until the other day.

I went over to my buddies house and he has a field of dirt and grass (from riding our dirtbikes and quads).

I took the car in the field and did some reverse donuts.

the car basically starting running horrible after that.

I parked it, let it cool down, and raised the hood.

The entire motor and cold air intake was covered in dirt.

I started it up and it idled rough. seemed like it was missing. i attempted to drive it home. when i revved the car, it revved up slower than normal and De-accelerated faster than normal. and then stalled every time i pushed in the clutch.

the next day i started it and there was no change. i checked the timing, and it looks off by one tooth.

What i dont understand is how it could have jumped a tooth on one of the gears, and not both of the gears. its the Cam timing not the ignition timing.

Could it be that i just need to adjust the timing? or could it be a more simple fix? such as the intake being clogged with dirt?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Sounds like you already know the answer. #1 Clean the intake/engine #2 Open it up and set the timing properly. Inspect your timing belt for signs of wear or damage while you're in there.

Cam timing is mechanical timing, ignition timing involves the timing behind the firing of the spark - hence ignition

 

Okay, thanks.

I am confused with adjusting the timing, i found TDC, the gear on the right is the one that is off a tooth.

The bottom cover is such a pain to get the last bolt out that i gave up on it for the night, but i found the adjusting bolt for the tensioner, and i can access it without pulling the cover off. will i still need to pull off the cover? and will i have to pull off the crank pulley at the very bottom?

Thanks

 

Did you remove the engine mount?

 

You don't need to remove the mount. If you have access to the tensioner bolt (I had to drill a hole in my chassis to get adequate access to mine) then you can remove the valve cover, top timing cover, position the crank pulley at TDC, loosen the tensioner bolt, pull the belt off the cams, re-position the cams so they are TDC, then reinstall and retension the timing belt belt.

 

thanks guys, i got it. appreciate it.