ok, i'm selling my zex cam, so i took it out today and put back in my stock cam. everything is set properly, cam gear and distributer both lined up correctly, everything tightened back to spec. when i start up the car, it starts up, but sounds like it sputtering, almost sounds like a domestic (glub glub glub). the thing sounds like its about to die and something definitely isn't right. i did a valve adjustment as well. could my timing belt or cam gear be off by like a tooth or something? what else could be causing this? i've installed/uninstalled cams before and had no trouble, but now this. please help. thanks


-alan

 

 

If thats the only things you messed with then it would have to be something with the timing belt. Did you adjust it properly? It could be off a tooth since its running like ****.

Thanks, J

 

i'm thinkin its off a tooth (or maybe a couple) but now i have no idea which way to adjust it

 

How about straight up?

 

put #1 at tdc and see where you cam gear is pointing. then adjust as needed.

 

Are you running a chipped ecu? It might be running rich.

 

ah, fixed it. my cam gear and distributor were lined up correctly, but my crankshaft was not at tdc when i put the belt on. lined everything up, put the belt back on, and it runs fine. thanks for the help


-alan