2fast420

hey guys i just bought a 95 teg with a broken timing belt just got it fixed today did it my self it started up and sounded good so i took it for a test drive and just went around my block on my way back home it died and wouldent start again would only crank but not fire took the valv cover back off and everything still looks good for the timing what could be the prob ?

Spydersniper9

well first off check all youre timing marks make sure everything lines up when you turn the crank to TDC. the engine is an interference engine so that means one of the valves could have been bent when the belt broke, i got lucky with mine i bought it with broken belt and ran fine after. you can probably do a comp test to see if one or more of the cylinders got comp, if not youre probably gunna have to pull the head off and replace all the valves while youre there.

2fast420

thanks for the reply i am gonna be doin a compression test soon just got to wait for the snow to stop and i will double check timing marks again but i checked last nite and they still looked good it was runnin fine befor hand aswell but i wont let my car win i will post the results after i do the compression test

Spydersniper9

yah just double check, i just did a gsr swap and the timing was off 2 teeth on the cams and it wouldnt start it has to be almost perfect, cams should be so the "UP" on the cams is almost straight up as well as the 2 marks on the cams should line up with each other and the top of the head

2fast420

yea when i changed the belt i did that everythin was good like i said after i changed it it ran fine for a bit just on the way home from the test drive it just died but yea i will go over it again to make sure nothin moved

Spydersniper9

also check and make sure you got spark and fuel

2fast420

WILL DO I KNOW I AM GETTIN FUEL I CAN SMELL IT WHEN CRANKING IT OVER BUT I WILL BE CHECKING FOR SPARK oops cap lock i am gettin a compression tester tomorrow and will be posting all results thanks for the tips

D.T.P

iTrader: (3)

Dont bother with compression test. If it ran normally after belt swap with no hiccups, your compression is sufficient. Check for spark. These distributors like to die out of nowhere. The transistor burns out for switching ground on/off and you get no spark.

Does the engine crank normally? If there was a compression issue, it would turn over slower and or sound like oone of the oscilations is longer...

2fast420

thanks i did the spark test today and no spark gonna replace the dizzy and go from there will keep everyone updated and yea she cranked normally

2fast420

hey guys got the dizzy in and it fired right up thanks fo the replys