Just touch it!
Do its hoses feel warm or do they not feel warm?
Warm = flow OK.
Cold = NFG

speedmaster wrote:i spoilt 3 starters in 3 days! ...engine kicks back and flames coming out from intake.

FIX cam and/or ignition timing!!

KSIGRIM wrote:Jinx it's the motor it will turn on but it dies out after a bit like it Boggs out and lose power

There you go Jinx, it's the motor!
Good luck.

Code/s????

Cam and/or ignition timing.

What's the compression? All cyls. affected equally when the ignition and/or fuel to them is disabled? Ground wires under the intake manifold???????? What happens when it doesn't start, other then not running, any symptoms when continuously being cranked??? Does it seem to almost start, fires/pops/hi...

What does 'sinks' mean? What does the pedal feel like, bit of easy, one finger for the first 1-2cm, then rapid increasing resistance, about 8-10kg, down to the floor? Air is air, squishy, little to no effort to push down on & rapid pumping compresses it and will change the pedal's feel completel...

...fuel rail feed regulator was stuck closed, starving me of fuel. What is that? The fuel line from the filter banjo bolts to the rail with or near a little round accumulator/pulse damper thingy that is threaded into the rail IIRC. It should not control fuel. The fuel regulator has 2 bolts and 2 ho...

Questions: What do you think, should I even bother with this considering that I am doing pretty much a stock rebuild? Don't bother. Under almost any & every condition I thought that since I am upping the compression and am using taiwan pistons maybe the thermal barrier thing would help against ...

ToeKnee805 wrote:...equally on all 4 cylinder...

OK, then don't bother with a compression test yet, just move the distributor.

What's the compression?
Same equal effect on all 4 when removing a plug wire or EFI?
Pinch off the FPR's return hose to see if more fuel pres. will make a significant difference.
Move the distrib. back & forth to see its effect, ignore the pully timing marks.

Then yes, a 1/8-1/4mile engine may not need any external water circulation at all.
Good luck.

cliqwe wrote:...I did correct that... ...it looked off to me.

SO, it may have had or probably had all 4 pointing in the right direction, but you think you can make it look better? WTF!

I was told undersized crankshaft performs better than standard size. Anyone can correct me? It said they work like a stroker kit WHY CAN'T ANYONE WRITE NO, it's either just ignorance or 100% BS! Theoretically - less surface area = less drag, also = more heat, also some bearing manufacturers don't u...

Are the shims finished on both sides? I so, then use the unused side for the new lobes. NFG SORRY... They all NEED lube but since the 4ag has a direct source for it drilled into the lobe, it should get all the lube it needs at any RPM, unlike a non-OHC engine that only gets lubed by the stuff flung ...

Edwin909 wrote:...losing fuel pressure when i turn off the car.

It's not a problem.
What difference does it make? None that you will ever observe since the pump is up to pressure in much less then 1 sec.

harrymr2d wrote:...1.5 hour drive was good but car didn't feel as responsive as my past cars

What's the compression?
Really, You've go no real clue about its current condition and it's just a WAG that EFI will make it any differen at all.

WAS IT RUNNING OK before the cam install? ...start the car up and it bogs and dies, but if I give it throttle it stays running and in higher rpms it seems to be backfiring a tad. Cam and/or ignition timing. Plug wires on right? What's the compression? Right now a dyno tuneis completely useless, firs...

WOW! The first reply to the OP should have been " puking oil out the exhaust" is not true and you have never seen it. It is simply condensation - a combustion product, that's all. Pistons & valves are supposed to have carbon buildup, unless it's almost new, has detonation/pinging/spark...

...I then rebuilt the engine, ...I had low oil pressure when the car was hot What I'm asking is, can the addition of the oil cooler, reduce the oil pressure? Yes, it is possible that the addition of a cooler could reduce the pressure, but it's very unlikely to be enough to be observed on the factor...

Good.
Mind telling what the dealers rate for that sorta thing was is & where at? Thanks.
Also, any hassle over you supplying the parts at a dealer?

...assuming it's cus the crankshaft bolt wasn't correctly torqued and so on. Anyways, I took everything apart to reset the timing and found that my sprocket, harmonic balancer, key, and where the key sits in is pretty messed up. The bolt, a tight bolt squeezing together flat smooth surfaces is what...

I did find when I went to strip the sandwich plate down, that all the bolts were loose... Another thing; when I stripped the pressure relief down on the old oil pump, I could not get the valve out, the pressure relief in the oil filter plate came out / fell out when I stripped that. Could that expl...

redzfit wrote:I do not know why I thought I needed a clutch.

Pessimist?
Thanks for the update.

I believe most aftermarket ECUs could use the flywheel since you should be able to tell it how many teeth you are using. The only downside is you would need another sensor on a trigger wheel that gave the ECU a TDC/rotation reference. For example a traditional trigger wheel like a 36/1 has 35 teeth ...

The clutch just went out.... What does that mean? Doesn't engage/slips, slips badly & engine just revs after a few minutes of driving, doesn't disengage/locked/won't go into gear unless engine is off, grinds, feels funny, outa fluid, has'ta be pumped up, haf'ta lift up the stuck pedal up off'a ...

I'd be very surprised if any claim of HG failure was actually because of the manufacturer and not the installer!

It's gotta be tight! it's possible the wobble isn't from being loose but that the thing's bonding coming apart, it should still rotate true with or without being tightened down. There just MAY BE enough depth in there to use the untouched threads at the bottom of the hole with a longer bolt or stud...

Thanks,
I'd thought the headless engine sitting on the table pic with all its dirt dropping potential was a joke, are you working with an apprentice/gofer after hours?

Oil pooling in the head, away from its drain.