Timing help

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:18 pm

ya, didnt put the sealer on it, it was sealed and not leaking today after i found out the problem, heater core hose had a pin hole in it, fixed that. but car still doesnt wanna drive under a load. idles fine, revs fine, but when you let off the clutch and start to go it doesnt want to. just wants to die and sputter. can anyone help?

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:21 pm

Hondas dont need gasket sealer for head gaskets. As for your idle check your vac lines, or that your intake manifold is torqued down.

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:24 pm

didnt take the intake off, and idle is fine, but just doesnt wanna drive... i wil check the vac lines again but didnt have to take more than liek 3 off...

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:23 pm

vac lines are good, compression was at 150 for all cylinders... now i know its just the timing thats off... anyone help me out... i live in ballwin

mike93hatch · Post by **mike93hatch** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:16 am

cam timing is off.

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Thu May 15, 2008 5:10 am

how do i set it? i get the word up going up, and the 2 lines i thought perfect, but i did have the dizzy off the car so maybe that fucked some shit up... gotta get a timing light i guess to set it back...

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:44 pm

k i got the timing light, now when i flashes, i cant get it to fully adjust to the lines, no matter what way i turn it, wont reach the 3 lil lines... anyone know what that means?

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:35 pm

the lines should pe parallel to the top of the head, not level to the ground. so, if the car is sitting on the ground "up" should be slightly pointing forward.
also, all of the slack in the timing belt should be on the back side of the camgear/crank... that way the tensioner can take it all. usually we end up rolling the cam gear slightly forward for installing the belt and then bring it back to TDC before tensioning to make sure there isn't slack in front. then tension the tensioner. generally we rotate the motor at the crank until we make one full rotation back to TDC and then chekc that both the pulley and the cam gear are where they are supposed to be and there isn't slack where it isn't supposed to be.

Sorry if that is how you have been doing it, but you said you aren't used to hondas, so I want to make sure we are on the same page

rickles8099 · Post by **rickles8099** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:44 pm

sn95guy;116117 wrote:k i got the timing light, now when i flashes, i cant get it to fully adjust to the lines, no matter what way i turn it, wont reach the 3 lil lines... anyone know what that means?

it means your timing is off.

sn95guy · Post by **sn95guy** » Wed May 21, 2008 10:41 pm

ya, i think its 1 tooth off.. should have it going tonight... hopefully