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| camshaft timing?; car won't start after tuneup & cam switch | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 6 2013, 04:40 PM (2,615 Views) | |
| idmetro | Feb 8 2013, 06:00 AM Post #16 |
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Timing marks look good. When you re-assembled you lifters did you put them back together like this: Note how the spring goes on top of the little cap that holds the ball. The open part of the inner sleeve is still exposed (logic made me want to put the spring in the sleeve which is wrong) , if you put it together reversed so the solid part of the sleeve is what you see at this point it will be backwards. When you finished the re-assembly the injector should have a nice springy acrion when compressed with your fingers and have a travel of perhaps 7/16", if it was reversed it will still seem springy (especially when compared against a dirty lifter) but the travel will only be about 1/4" Assembling them backwards won't cause the engine any harm, it just won't run... |
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| clarkdw | Feb 8 2013, 08:50 AM Post #17 |
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There are two camshaft alignment marks on your camshaft sprocket. Is there a dowel visible at six o'clock just peeking out from under the retainer washer that holds the sprocket to the cam? The equivalent hole opposite the alignment mark you are not using must NOT have a dowel. The two holes I am talking about are visible in snowfishes posted pic. |
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| snowfish | Feb 8 2013, 09:06 AM Post #18 |
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Is the Cam Dowel pointing down, at the crank shaft, in this shot? ![]() In this shot, the belt looks loose on the tensioner side. ![]() That may not be the right spring. Spring appears to be bottomed out, but the tensioner bracket has a ways to go. |
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| pizza guy | Feb 8 2013, 11:43 PM Post #19 |
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I would like to begin by thanking everyone again for their help. A very special thank you to idmetro for the final solution. When I first cleaned my lifters, I was so tired that I put the inner sleeve in upside down, so every time I reassembled them, I repeated my initial mistake. To reply to the ever helpful snowfish, I did intentionally leave my timing belt slightly loose so I wouldn't have to adjust my tensioner every time I put the belt back on. It is the correct spring, and it's not bottomed out; it's just the angle of the photo. Now it's back to the garage to finish assembly and go for a test drive! Whooo!!! |
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| idmetro | Feb 9 2013, 07:41 PM Post #20 |
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Looking forward to hearing that she lives again! Keep us posted. |
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| pizza guy | Feb 11 2013, 09:42 AM Post #21 |
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All is running well. New camshaft was well worth it! Thank you all so much. |
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| idmetro | Feb 11 2013, 03:15 PM Post #22 |
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Excellent! |
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Spring appears to be bottomed out, but the tensioner bracket has a ways to go. 

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