"vincin" <vincin63@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> As I mentioned before the main fuel relay is working. I put more gas down
> the intake and held the gas pedal to the floor. After about 1 minute of
> the engine turning over, the motor finally started and ran for about 5
> minutes. While it was running I sprayed intake cleaner into it and worked
> the gas. I thought that everything was good now that it's running. Then it
> shut off and didn't start back up. Before doing any of this I cleared the
> code in the computer. After it ran and shopped I checked the codes and got
> nothing..
>
Not to stir up the evil spirits or anything, but if the problem isn't
ignition and fuel in the intake didn't make it just go "vroom - putt putt" I
am worried about the timing belt. If you pull the crank through all four
cylinders (CCW, remember) do they all feel like solid compression and they
spring past TDC, or does one or more feel soft? Of course, the real test of
belt timing is to turn the crank to #1 TDC and look at the position of the
cam sprocket(s).

It sure sounds like a jumped belt to me.

Mike

 

"vincin" <vincin63@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:5993c708bc3f129b1b734b5c597a1e95@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> As I mentioned before the main fuel relay is working. I put more gas down
> the intake and held the gas pedal to the floor. After about 1 minute of
> the engine turning over, the motor finally started and ran for about 5
> minutes. While it was running I sprayed intake cleaner into it and worked
> the gas. I thought that everything was good now that it's running. Then it
> shut off and didn't start back up. Before doing any of this I cleared the
> code in the computer. After it ran and shopped I checked the codes and got
> nothing..
>
Not to stir up the evil spirits or anything, but if the problem isn't
ignition and fuel in the intake didn't make it just go "vroom - putt putt" I
am worried about the timing belt. If you pull the crank through all four
cylinders (CCW, remember) do they all feel like solid compression and they
spring past TDC, or does one or more feel soft? Of course, the real test of
belt timing is to turn the crank to #1 TDC and look at the position of the
cam sprocket(s).

It sure sounds like a jumped belt to me.

Mike

 

vincin wrote:
>
> As I mentioned before the main fuel relay is working. I put more gas down
> the intake and held the gas pedal to the floor. After about 1 minute of
> the engine turning over, the motor finally started and ran for about 5
> minutes. While it was running I sprayed intake cleaner into it and worked
> the gas. I thought that everything was good now that it's running. Then it
> shut off and didn’t start back up. Before doing any of this I cleared the
> code in the computer. After it ran and shopped I checked the codes and got
> nothing……

Try checking for vacuum leaks. Also check the engine's mechanical timing.

Eric

 

vincin wrote:
>
> As I mentioned before the main fuel relay is working. I put more gas down
> the intake and held the gas pedal to the floor. After about 1 minute of
> the engine turning over, the motor finally started and ran for about 5
> minutes. While it was running I sprayed intake cleaner into it and worked
> the gas. I thought that everything was good now that it's running. Then it
> shut off and didn’t start back up. Before doing any of this I cleared the
> code in the computer. After it ran and shopped I checked the codes and got
> nothing……

Try checking for vacuum leaks. Also check the engine's mechanical timing.

Eric

 

FYI. After one of the last messages saying if you put fuel into the intake
and the motor didn’t start then you have a timing issue. I started to pull
timing cover and checking alignment. Then checked over the distributor and
rotor and noticed that somehow the rotor spun over the locking bolt. It
seems that somehow the rotor got jammed and stopped rotating. After
removing the entire distributor housing ( 3 bolts) I notice that the shaft
that holds the rotor could wobble about ¼” and the bushings were shot. My
buddy spent about $200. on a refurbished unit. After installing the new
distributor the car started right up. Only thing needed now is borrow a
timing gun to check my installation. Thanks to all that replied. Thanks
for the help and ideals on what to check.

 

FYI. After one of the last messages saying if you put fuel into the intake
and the motor didn’t start then you have a timing issue. I started to pull
timing cover and checking alignment. Then checked over the distributor and
rotor and noticed that somehow the rotor spun over the locking bolt. It
seems that somehow the rotor got jammed and stopped rotating. After
removing the entire distributor housing ( 3 bolts) I notice that the shaft
that holds the rotor could wobble about ¼” and the bushings were shot. My
buddy spent about $200. on a refurbished unit. After installing the new
distributor the car started right up. Only thing needed now is borrow a
timing gun to check my installation. Thanks to all that replied. Thanks
for the help and ideals on what to check.