06-10-2013, 12:20 PM
(06-09-2013, 11:56 AM)fixkick Wrote:(06-09-2013, 11:11 AM)hoffy30 Wrote: You guys are awesome. I really did switch every piece of wiring from 1 to the other. Complete dash assembly with all gauges and wiring. Engine had a rebuild 60,000 miles ago at 5 over. Am starting to question the fuel supply after reading your site. Definitely getting fuel to the throat of the TBI but possibly not at the plugs. Did visually check spark at #1 and it was there but not sure of the quality. Won't be able to go through your list till Monday but will let you know. Thanks again for all your help !great !
you can start any engine, with a no fuel in gas tank
its called test fuel.
ir it dont run on test fuel i's bad compression or bad spark. (pick one, ?)
in fact, you can keep it running on test fuel like this second guy , 2nd video. below.
Okay, had a minute and checked compression 60psi on all cylinders. Tells me the cam is timed wrong but I have checked 3 times per directions on this site and would bet money it is correct. All initial timing done while on an engine stand and I took my time although I was using a Haynes manual. Have pulled timing cover and valve cover back off twice and confirmed marks and valve adjustment. What am I missing ?
first scotty ,. (he assumes the engine is good and has full compression, many dont, due to, well, timing belt wrong, etc.
but he is correct. if it can run on test fuel , time to forget the fuel injection. that is why i say pull the fuel pump relay, cant flood any engine with the pump dead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=064Ilsz8F...ature=fvwp
now see this next guy.
no fuel tank its DRY.
see him and your car and his car make spark the same way, your 89 has STANDalone dizzy spark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...Pm8#t=141s
when i was young, kids would drag cars in gear all over the hood, and it not starting.
they'd ask me, and id to the 3 tests. with 3 tools, and bingo.
compression, spark, fueling. in that order, works best , every time.
did you inspect the crank front snout for damage, and set the 17mm bolt to 94ft/lbs ,as the 1996 TSB states? I call this the day1 inspection ,after brakes and fuel leaks. this is 1st.
if the key or way, strips, the timing marks(all) are useless as can be...totally. and btw, this causes like 90psi compression, not 155+ as normal. this usually retards the cam like crazy.
89 engine
89, intake, and throttle body, the TB is quite different in 3 major ways. do not use 93 intake system on 89
keep it all 89, the engine and all wiring. i bet you did but just saying.
btw the 89 ISC burns up a 93 ECU. but you wont see that. as they match.