Here how the story goes.
I had my car worked on as Tempest Racing in Waldorf, they have been doing all the work on my car ever since I got it, I think that might have been a big mistake. Well, they ended up doing the headgasket on my car, when everything was said and done, I come to pick the car up, and they tell me that my boost gauge isn't working, and my check engine and ABS light has come on. Well, before taking it there, none of the lights were on, and my boost gauge worked. There explination for the boost gauge not working is because the vacumm line was not staying in, it kept on poping out which is bull because it hasen't done it before. They said that when they ran the code for the check engine, the code said something like "top dead center," or something of that nature. Which they were saying that my distributor needs to be replaced along with my rotor and cap.
Well, to try to make a long story short, I charged my battery up this morning because it was dead as a door nail, after charging it, it went to start it and as usual, the fuel pump kicked in. After it stoped, I turned the key to start and all i heard was the fuel pump kicking in again and nothing else. The car did not even show the slightest signs of starting. Could anybody possibly come up with a solution? Is this possibly the distributor? or could it be something else. Please help!!!!

Greg

 

I know someone has to know something on this board!, I know for sure!

 

Sounds like a "hose" job to get you to spend more $$ at this place. Tell them you want it fixed correctly or report them to the BBB. Sounds like "shade-tree" mechanics to me.

Any of your friends know Hondas w/ experience? Have them look at it or go to a different shop for there opinion.

 

well, i have to tow it where ever i go, and the closest shop is more than an hour away.

 

someone please help me out, someone has to know something!

 

check ur cam timing and ign timing too..

 

Well sound like they f up your car bring it back and started bitching.

 

I know it sounds like the messed up, but that does not answer any of my questions. I know someone on here knows what the hell the problem might be.

 

damn, i thought i would find an answer here, i guess not

 

did you check those...the cam itming was my problem when it seemed to be the same as urs..

 

the cam timing is fine, the ignition timing, i have no clue. But I figured out why it wasn't starting, it was the starter cap wire, it wasen't on. Well, just to make the story even sweeter, my f**kin turbo isn't spooling and bov isn't working. All this S**t worked perfectly fine before it went in there for JUST a headgasket.

The only thing that they can say is "oh there is 900 things wrong with this car, if you want it right, you have to do it all over again"


[Modified by boostedf22, 12:16 AM 2/20/2003]

 

ur BOV wouldnt work if the turbo puts no compressed air into the intake...check the vacuum lines on ur wastegate to see if theyre properly connected to ur fmu (if u use one) and to ur IM etc...

 

the lines seem to be intact, the previous owner said that it problaby won't work now because of the exhaust leak that i have from them.


[Modified by boostedf22, 12:17 AM 2/20/2003]