4agte is driving me NUTS!!!

[SpeedRacer]

ok, the fact that this wont start is really starting to fcuk me off big time so lets clarify some things

I have spark and fuel.

-the dimple on the exhaust and intake cams should be facing up at tdc?

anything else ill add later

-Speed

[no_8wire]

What engine you got? 16v or 20v?

on 16 when the dimple on the intake cam is vertical the exhaust is supposed to be at 5 o'clock..IIRC

[SpeedRacer]

yep 16v

btw wot the hell is iirc?

[l1ttle_d3vil]

iirc = if i remember correctly.
with the bottom crankshaft pulley at TDC, theres a couple of dots on the top two pulleys which line up with a couple of notches on the engine mould behind them.

i think thats what you're asking anyway...

[no_8wire]

If I remember correctly...I will go check my manual...


yeap 12 & 5

[SpeedRacer]

with the bottom crankshaft pulley at TDC, theres a couple of dots on the top two pulleys which line up with a couple of notches on the engine mould behind them.

i think thats what you're asking anyway...

nup thats on the cam wheels, i mean on the shafts themselves

[l1ttle_d3vil]

haha, i was wondering if you were doing a turbo conversion why you wouldn't even know how to set the cam timing yourself

[SpeedRacer]

yea nah took the cams out 4 months ago and for the life of me cant remember how they go back in, man im useless

[slighty_sykotic]

Hey,

The cams are right now. Unless you have changed them again.


What happened to your car...

It was going in my garage?

--Sykotic

[SpeedRacer]

i thought they were right, havent changed them, but i was looking at this pics and wasnt sure if it was right or not.

http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b20/M ... =imgAnch15

its at my house, exhaust done etc....

pretty sure the guy doin the exhaust took the dizzy out and fcuked things up

EDIT:: ill have another look again tomorrow when its lighter and i have some better tools

[slighty_sykotic]

Yeah, he would have.


In which case it will be the same problem remember.

The dizzy is just out, put motor to TDC, take out dizzy, align the rotor to just before spark plug contact one, then put it in.

--Sykotic

[MrOizo]

if you havent got the cams right yet:

take the covrs off and have a look at the #1 section. the lobes for the #1 for intake and exaust should be pointing outwards. that will give you an idea on where the pins should be pointing

oh and your timing might be 180 degrees out..

make sure you are on the compression stroke when lining up the dizzy... check that the lobes are pointing out!

[Caveman]

matt dunn posted a good reply on how to set the timing.

Basically you clock the crank so its at zero timing and you can see the dimple though the oil filler.

next remove the dizzy and turn it so the dimple is facing upwards. This is sometimes akward because the helical gear is hard to line up properly with the gear on the cam shaft.

If its still not starting bridge terminals E1 and TE1 on the diagnositcs plugs and tell us what it reports.

[SpeedRacer]

yea thats where i got the pics from.

oh and bridging any thing is no good cos im running a link

[Skin]

[quote="MrOizo"]
oh and your timing might be 180 degrees out..
quote] Thats just what i was thinking. Ha i have done that before....

[SpeedRacer]

got it sorted, now for it to hold idle.....