<![CDATA[starting problems]]>hey im haveing trouble starting my car i changed my intake gaskets and valve cover gaskets now i think im to advanced she crank and crank but im getting a poping and some smoke out of my carb ive checked everything cant get her to go I need some help please 😕

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oldboats wrote:
Is your timing too far advanced? I think you said that it was a fresh engine? If so then this next bit will not apply. If you have an old stretched timing chain it could have skipped a cog and be off by quite a lot... Do you have a timing chain that has more than one keyway? did you put it together right?
yeah it got put together right i have a 2key high profomance timing chain out on right the problem im having is getting it running from changing my intake gaskets. I drove it right before i toke the intake off so i know it works i think im off 180o its just to dam cold all i need the shop for is warmth to work on the pos the engine was put in late 2000 rebilt in 2004 over haul new cam heads oil pump fuel pump carb and intake did that worked fine

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21725https://fargostreet.com/post/21725Wed, 05 Jan 2005 02:09:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:33:39 GMT]]>Is your timing too far advanced? I think you said that it was a fresh engine? If so then this next bit will not apply. If you have an old stretched timing chain it could have skipped a cog and be off by quite a lot... Do you have a timing chain that has more than one keyway? did you put it together right?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21721https://fargostreet.com/post/21721Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:33:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:56:59 GMT]]>bring it over to my shop..only 80 bucks an hour

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21708https://fargostreet.com/post/21708Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:56:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:42:13 GMT]]>my jumper wire is at my farm:( an hour away im going to try hitting tdc before removing my dis again right now though its cold enough were i touch metal and my hand starts to freeze brr its cold if icant do it in the cold I might ask sls if I can tow my car there and use there shop????? with my tools and of corse all risks and things that happen tome " such as hurting myself" sls will not be held responseable

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pin wrote:
Good luck with this, it sounds like I have a similar problem with my Probe. You probably need to find TDC on cylinder 1, get the distributor lined up to make the rotor point to the #1 spark plug connector, and make sure the spark plug wires are all hooked up in the right order. If not, ignore this, I'm not an expert.

you may not be an expert but i would like to second this theory...if you didnt mark the distributor that would be first thing to check imo. Get a piece of fuel line and a whistle that fits inside. Push the fuel line down into the #1 cylinder so when you crank it over with a jumper wire the whistle will sound when you hit tdc.

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wannabe wrote:
Wes, Barry has a 1st gen N/A V6

Well, that's something you don't see everyday.

Well I thought his might be a distributor problem but thats common in the 2nd gen 4cyl cars. Not the 3.0L probes. Is that an auto or stick?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21135https://fargostreet.com/post/21135Mon, 03 Jan 2005 06:18:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Mon, 03 Jan 2005 05:10:41 GMT]]>Wes, Barry has a 1st gen N/A V6

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21128https://fargostreet.com/post/21128Mon, 03 Jan 2005 05:10:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Mon, 03 Jan 2005 04:31:28 GMT]]>What year is your probe? What engine do you have?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21124https://fargostreet.com/post/21124Mon, 03 Jan 2005 04:31:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Mon, 03 Jan 2005 03:58:08 GMT]]>Good luck with this, it sounds like I have a similar problem with my Probe. You probably need to find TDC on cylinder 1, get the distributor lined up to make the rotor point to the #1 spark plug connector, and make sure the spark plug wires are all hooked up in the right order. If not, ignore this, I'm not an expert.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21119https://fargostreet.com/post/21119Mon, 03 Jan 2005 03:58:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Mon, 03 Jan 2005 02:58:49 GMT]]>Well if its coughing and backfiring through the carbuerator, then he's definately getting spark. If nothing else changed but the intake was removed, then it's got to be either his timing or his firing order. The distributor has to be removed to do the intake. Either hes got a couple of plug wires to the wrong cylinder or he dropped his distributor back down in the wrong position. Nova, take your time and go through everything that was mentioned.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21110https://fargostreet.com/post/21110Mon, 03 Jan 2005 02:58:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Mon, 03 Jan 2005 02:44:12 GMT]]>Check your plugs to see if your getting a spark. (Maybe just buy a new car? HAHA j/k givin ya shit james)

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21108https://fargostreet.com/post/21108Mon, 03 Jan 2005 02:44:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:26:11 GMT]]>no ididnt

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21088https://fargostreet.com/post/21088Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:26:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Sun, 02 Jan 2005 23:06:00 GMT]]>did u mark the distributor when u took it out?

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Pony_Racer wrote:
....are you getting spark to the coil?
I have a hei ignition the fireing order is correct I had to advance my timing win i redid my motor im 😕 right now i pulled my car in to things off put them all back on the same and no this god im going to watch napolean dynamite thatl get it runnin

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21076https://fargostreet.com/post/21076Sun, 02 Jan 2005 22:49:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:57:03 GMT]]>could be a fouled plug as well check your plugs.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21072https://fargostreet.com/post/21072Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:57:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:55:32 GMT]]>Check your firing order and make sure the distributor is in properly. If I remember correct the firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2. It sounds like one of the two to me.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/21071https://fargostreet.com/post/21071Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:55:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to starting problems on Sun, 02 Jan 2005 21:51:51 GMT]]>....are you getting spark to the coil?

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