yeah i still dont get why timing could be off. u dont touch any of this gear when u remove it... :-|
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yeah i still dont get why timing could be off. u dont touch any of this gear when u remove it... :-|
maybe the *full* story would take too long for ben to explain?
it really might just be a case of uncharged battery trying to start a car and it doesnt hit first crank -> wetting the sparkplugs...
bad luck really, just serves to remind that battery should be trickled if not being used for extended periods...
worst case is that it has a slight HG leak and this is preventing it to be started...
*full story* really is....gearbox taken out , rebuilt and put back in with NOTHING else major touched at all. Basically Dave , John and others - the car has remainded the same since step 1 .Quote:
Originally Posted by tinkerbell
The "struggling while trying to start" symptoms have remained the same even since replacing the battery , spark plugs , checking all wiring , replacing dizzy + leads with known good ones etc etc.
the timing has not been touched . The dizzy has been taken out and put back in - it has not been altered as it will only fit in one way - the top location was pre-definded via a mark before removing before too. Grr.
Anyone got a timing light and a spare half an hour ? :(
to use the timing light, u gotta have it running, lol...
have u checked the cam gears and crank line up?? could of jumped a tooth or 2 *somehow* definatly getting spark out of each lead? i might be thinking the coil could of fried by now..
yeah i know it needs to be running *sigh*Quote:
Originally Posted by Weq
But please someone remind me about the camgear/crank timing as i really am ready to punch it lol.
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Just a thought, with my friends b16a conversion... similar problem.. similar symptoms..
Fuel was pumping.. there was a spark... plugs where new.. timing unchanged etc ..
Would turn over... but not ignite..
After hours and hours of us trying to figure it out the problem was the Ignition..he didn't bother changing from the CXi one to the VTi-R one.. Now i know you didn't really like change ignitions but mayb somethin disconnected there or somethin? just a thought
hey ben, just posted on ClubRSX by BlackDC2 for you:
coil??? can you swap in a working coil??
there there ben............it'll run when it runs...............hahhaha. jk jk.
so are we going to settle this down the 1/4 one day or what mannnnn
ur stalling arent cha!!!..............hehhehe jk.
*hope it runs soon mate.
Husssshhhhh Dung ! Forever i am trying to beat u again tee hee ! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MKI4EVA
Anyway Dave , the prob is that as i mentioned earlier - i have tried my own dizzy + leads + battery on another Si , and that started perfect and ran fine. GRrr.
want me to come have a look?
i am off til friday...
I've been with ben through this and here is my guess :)
Installed tranny, and tried starting........no luck. Possibly due to battery getting discharged over the 7 days or soo. Keep trying to start the car resulting in flooding and possible fouling of the plugs. Try a working battery + dizzy + leads...no luck....possibly due to the fouled plugs still.
I reckon ben, that you should try a fresh set of plugs (not sure if you have done this yet) with a working dizzy + leads and a freshly charged battery (let me know if you want to swing by and borrow my dizzy + leads / battery)
umm does it clutch start. were the plugs covered in fuel? if it turned over, the battery had enough charge to start the engine.