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Thread: Car won't start after timing belt install

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    Default Car won't start after timing belt install

    Okay.. so now my car doesn't seem to want to start after the timing/balance shaft belt install. I made SURE that all the timing marks were aligned properly, put everything back together, and it just cranks. No firing for me.. anyone have any ideas what it could be?

    After this I am done.. if its a major problem the car will be parted out and sold for an extremely low price.. any help is appreciated.

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    check your engine fuse? check the fuel pressure? check uhh... stuff... i'm so tired i can't even think.
    did you use a timing gun to check that the timing was right? also, what kind of cranking is it doing? slow? fast? irratic?

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    The cranking sounds normal in itself. It just doesn't want to turn over for some reason.

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    umm... hmm... is it getting fuel?

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    Not sure.. haven't tested for that. I can hear the whinebro "whining" when I am cranking tho.. I'll have to test for that and spark here in a little bit.

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    make sure you do a compression test. i don't even want to think that the valves might have took a dump on themselves when you cranked it.

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    Me neither.. and if thats the case.. ima push the car into the damn bay..

    Anyone have a compression test set I can swing by and borrow for the day?

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    I do foolio. Anyone know where the MPI fuse is on a 2g? Does a 2g even have one?

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    My talon did that after a 6bolt swap and new timing belt, turns out you had to swap 2 of the wires, are you sure you put them back right?

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