my car used to start fine. i took off my dist. let me friend try it out on his car. his car ran fine. then when i put it back on my car it wouldnt start. i was thinking maybe it could be the cap and rotor. someone else was telling me it could be timing. how could timing be affected when i take off my dist? anyone can give help as to why its not working..

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you may have put the distributor in "backwards"......... as in it is pointing to the number 4 spark plug wire instead of the number 1 wire at tdc......

 

well its on the right way. checked for spark and it had it. checked for fuel and it got it too. when i try to start it it turns over but it sounds funny. ive heard my cr turn over without starting and it almost sounds different. anyone else could help me out? thanks.

 

firing order off ??

 

So.. Did you flip it 180 to see?

 

i did flip it 180 degrees. still nothing. firing order is correct too.

 

FIrst check to see if you have power to the fuel pump and ecu.. turn your key on and listen to see if you can hear your fuel pump running for about 2 seconds while your check engine light is on.. if that checks out, see if you are getting fuel pressure. (you can loosen the nut on top of your fuel filter bolt, do not remove, fuel should spray from around the bolt.) if that checks out, you should remove your cam cover and check your cam timing to make sure your timing belt is tight and that it did not jump a notch or two on the belt..

 

the fuel pump is working. i took off the valve cover today. i noticed that the "up" notches on my stock cam gears are not at the same postion. like when one of them is pointed straight up. the other "up" is almost down. i suppose this means it jumped teeth. anyone know how i can fix this up.

 

Dont go by the "up" they are just general reference go by the side markings on the cam gears. I know that when mine is timed right the "up" on one cam gear is slightly cocked to one side. Basically the "up" is there so you dont time your car 180 degrees off. line up the two side marks on the cam gears and make sure they are level with the head. If all you did was take out your dis, and put it back in i would make sure that its not 180 off which it sounds like you already did

 

if its cranking chances are its the firing order have you double, triple checked that?? otherwise check the fuses