hey guys, i need a little help.

i just changed my coil and as i was putting the distributor back on, i accidentally forced it back on in the wrong direction, tightened it, and cranked it over. i have since corrected it but now its still not starting and its cranking over funny. Its cranking over very fast as if i dont have compression. do you think installing the distributor in the wrong orientation could cause significant damage?

i took off the valve cover to make sure i didnt snap the cam or anything but it looks fine.

what do you think the problem could be?



Modified by myhondasux at 9:30 AM 11/29/2006

 

i think that could jack up your timing.. how long did you run it that way?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by myhondasux &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
... Its cranking over very fast as if i dont have compression...</TD></TR></TABLE>That part sounds like a broken timing belt. That should probably NOT be related to forcing the distributor, but maybe you forced the camahaft to move???

 

happened to me when i was 17 or so. the timing belt just skipped some teeth most likely.
get that fixed and youll be fine.

 

thanks for your help guys, that was the next thing i was going to check.

 

 

Make sure you check the timing on the cam gears AND the crank pulley.