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[fixkick]

Hi Jerry, I thought I would give an update on the progress on the tracker, all front end parts are in, so are the exhaust parts. i had a little complication with the timing, but after reading your pages I think I have that worked out. I didnt mark the ditsy, so I just kind of eyeballed 1pm on the ditsy.
my marks are just for noobs, (or those at wits end ,etc)
you can just grab the rotor hold it at 1pm and stuff the dizzy a few times , keeping the window open in the mount slot.


I ended up having too turn ditsy all the way ccw just to get it running. So i did the sneak a peek trick and therein found my troubles.
It is now running fine, i've yet to time it and may have time this morning.
I pulled the dome fuse and cleared all the cel codes, before i started it the first time. I let it run last night about a half an hour (it is still sitting on jack stands) and the cel is quiet.

I don't know if that is a long enough time for it to pop a code. (its long en ought for engine but driving finds CAT/EGR/EVAP codes, later.


Also, the exhaust manifold has a massive crack on the 4 tube, almost all the way around it, so I took the big plunge and ordered the calimini manifold. ouch!!! Good , choice, as the stocks mans, all seem to crack at #4 , like clock work, (my guess is limphome mode cracks them)

when I was having the timing troubles, I did a compression test I had about 30 psi (you mean 130?) on 1 and 4 cylinder and about 170 on on 2 and 4 cylinder. This was before I fixed the timing problem. I havent checked the compression now that the car is running better.

Before I started working on the timing (the way I received it from the PO) I tried using a rubber hose to blow in #1 cylinder as I turned crank snout, i would get different variable of wind noise, but never could get it to not make an obvious seal.
i also did this after my first attempt of setting the timing, and had the same result, along with conclusive compression check

I havent done a compression check since car seems to be closer to timing w/o using the timing light, or have I done the blow test either.

So this making me wonder about the valve lash, Would the valves being adjusted wrong make the compression low on 1 and 4 cylinder?
Sure, and do check it, as tight valves burn to a crisp fast.

At any rate, this where things stand. i will get car timed this morning, and start checking out the valve lash pages. thanks Bill

there are 2 ways to do lash, 1: watch lobes and set it, or use the fast suzuki way, per FSM.
the watch way, is to watch , #1 cam lobes, see it to land on TDC crank mark. set lash#1. then turn CW crank to #3 landing on its TDC (+180deg from #1) then 4 TDC (same crank mark as #1 , and last 2 at 180 crank mark).
no books, just you and the cam shaft.
one trick is to jog crank at TDC #1 and see that the #1 vavles hold steady, jogging crank say +10 degrees, if it moves the rocker (around TDC), the cam is timed wrong. Intake,compression,fire&power stroke then exhaust stroke) The top of compression stroke is fire point TDC.
the rockers are on the large back side heels of the cam lobes ,firing,, and the rockers dont move there as it fires, and as you jog it. This is just sanity test, see if the cam action is right as i do #1 lash.


great news. !