Timing problem
#1
Timing problem
Hey ya'll i have a 1990 honda civic dx with the 1.5 l the other day the timing belt broke while driving down freeway had it towed home the whole shibang replaced the timing belt and it starts but it idles like crap and when accelerating it bogs down harshly almost to stalling then kicks and hauls but it doesnt even have that much power at the higher rpms so i cant floor it because it doesnt go anywhere now before i replaced the timing belt i replaced the distributer cap and rotor thinking that was the problem cause the cap was destroyed inside so i changed that then realized it was the belt so i changed that so nothing really changed over there besides the new cap and rotor is it possible that i have it off by one tooth possibly or is it the timing within the distributor but if it was off by one tooth that would be like 18 degress on the crank or cam so it wouldnt start regardless right? kind stumped on this one any help would be much appreciated
#3
RE: Timing problem
yeah i checked that out and there completly fine there is no valve damage and it runs smoothly but just doesnt run smoothly also in my distributor i can here a grinding noise like the rotor contact or something is grinding on the distributor contacts
#4
RE: Timing problem
First try and figure out whats causing this grinding noise..
Did you set the timing with a timing light after you swapped the belt? Are all your grounds connected to the proper spots? Start simple and work from there.
Did you set the timing with a timing light after you swapped the belt? Are all your grounds connected to the proper spots? Start simple and work from there.
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