No Power After Head Swap

[deevergote]

Another thing that's seemingly so simple I don't believe anyone has even mentioned it... but your spark plug wires are in the correct order, right?

Double check EVERYTHING. Something clearly isn't right, so anything you assume you did correctly might end up being what you screwed up!

[dj_ender]

Another thing that's seemingly so simple I don't believe anyone has even mentioned it... but your spark plug wires are in the correct order, right?

Double check EVERYTHING. Something clearly isn't right, so anything you assume you did correctly might end up being what you screwed up!

That's where i was heading now that he's not getting any start at all.

[jewelproject]

but did you put the head to tdc prior to setting it back on the motor. if you torqued it down with the valves open in the wrong cylinders then you may have bent valves.

when you crank it, does it sound like all cylinder are holding compression?

my dizzy wires are correct. i set the head at TDC when i took it off. it stayed like that till i put it on. before i torqued down the head bolts i set cylinder 1 at TDC. cylinders do sound like they have compression. i get these false starts from time to time. it sounds like its going to start but not.

[Accrdwgnguy]

could be a bad ground.

[wed3k]

could be a bad ground.

ding ding ecu ground.

check if you have gas in the tank still.

[nusdogg]

I would still perform a compression test. IMO, a ground issue will cause a click then silent. No crank over whatsoever.

[thepowderblue]

I am having the same issue, does it would like my car? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coaZJ3rSlvI
Its running with just a downpipe.

[jewelproject]

check for codes today.

came up with 20 and 41.

i did some reading, since my o2 sensor is not plugged it will throw code 41 but it can also throw code 20 because of it. but i read some people getting just code 20 and having to replace the fuse box.

could these two codes be a possibility of a no start?

[jewelproject]

this is how it sounds, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxBYucrgnc

[wed3k]

check your plug wires orientation.

[jewelproject]

check your plug wires orientation.

my dizzy wires? i took them off then plug one in at a time. made sure it was connected right.







did anyone watch my video? does it sound like im not timed corrrectly? or something im missing?

[thepowderblue]

my dizzy wires? i took them off then plug one in at a time. made sure it was connected right.







did anyone watch my video? does it sound like im not timed corrrectly? or something im missing?

Check for spark.
Your timing belt may be a few teeth off.
check compression. make sure you unplug your injectors for the test. You want 180psi per cylinder.

[dj_ender]

Dumb question, but are you sure your TDC on the compression stroke?

[thepowderblue]

Dumb question, but are you sure your TDC on the compression stroke?

what do you mean?
If you line up the timing marks right it cant be off.

[thepowderblue]

Well I fixed my car, It was a crack in the distributor cap causing one cylinder not to get spark.