Well last night we're finishin my swap, we put a new distributor in, new plugs, and we're getting awesome spark in 1-4 cylinders. We crank the car over and no start, we're scratchin our heads because we have fuel and spark but still nothing.

So we pull the plugs and they smell of fuel, we do an oil change and notice fuel drain out after the oil. After we put some fresh oil in we try starting the car again, same results.

We then assume it's a timing issue, take the timing belt cover off and sure thing the timing is off...real bad. It's off about 45 degrees and both cams are off by different degrees. My friend assumes bent valves to why we're not getting it started

What can anyone else tell me...is my motor toast, please help

 

I don't you bent any valves. Just redo the timing and it should start up. Make sure you go the firing order right.

 

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Definatly set the timing back to spec and then try it again.
You'll know right away whether or not you've bent any valves.

good luck

 

thanks for the feedback

 

does it sound like it's just a timing problem?

or can there be more to it than that?

 

Fix the timing as stated before...The car will start bent valves or not. Well that kind of depends on how much you guys were cranking on it.
I doubt you bent any....But you will notice by how it idles

 

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the timing is why you couldnt get it started. just put everything at tdc and it should fire up

 

thanks guys so much, i can't wait to fire it up, it's been way too long already

 

there was also a compression test done a few days ago

Cylinder 1 - 210
Cylinder 2 - 210
Cylinder 3 - 210
Cylinder 4 - 215

 

how the hell did you guys compression test the car if the timing was way off?

 

the test was done before we realized it was even off, so i'm not sure if it was off then

 

ur friends an idiot for jumping to conclusions.. but dont worry just fix the timing..

 

going to see tonight what happens...