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  • #1

    i dont understand this problem

    i was workin on my engine tonight and i put everything on and turned the key and all it did was turn over never fired or anything so i tinkered around with it for a while and then is started spitting gas back out of the top of the carb when i would try to start it but it wouldnt fire. i decided that wasent working so i turned the distributer 180 degrees and tried to start it and it sounded really funky and you could hear the compression stroke of the pistons and it was shooting a huge flame out of both headers but it wouldnt start. anyone know what the heck caused that flame and can anyone one tell me why it's not starting. i know it's getting gas and the right amount. plugs and wires are brandnew. im sure i can figure it out but i work so much and i dont have to much time to tinker i actually have to finish the car so i am asking for advice.
    thank you
    Dustin
    Tags: motor mount
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    I would try resetting the distributor again. Ya know, top dead, #1 cyl, and all that jazz. And double/tripple check your plug wires to make sure they are on the right plugs, and check ALL connections. Hope this helps. Eric L

    1997 Camaro SS #2819 M6, Red, 3.42, 1 of 27, Ttops, BBK shorty headers, Flowmaster cat back, 1.6 rr, LT4 valve springs, ASAM CAI, Centerforce clutch, runs 12s, breaks 10 bolts.
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    • #3
      ^ What he said...the flame is from the massive amount of fuel that you've flooded the engine with finally igniting.

      This is a really good way to fry a piston...
      Originally posted by Redd8407
      I WANT NOISE! SPEED! AN ENGINE THAT SHAKES MY INTERNAL ORGANS LIKE THEY GOT PARKINSON'S! I DONT WANT AN ENGINE THAT IS PARTIALLY POWERED BY MY LAPTOP BATTERY!
      Originally posted by Z28ISGR8
      WHY THE F*CK IS THERE A GOAT ON A FERRARI?
      Originally posted by Darren
      I think it is because I take it in and out all the time, the rubber has just stretched out, especially at the bottom where it is really thin. It annoys me more then anything.

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      • #4
        definitely sounds like a timing issue - recheck everything before trying to restart it

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        • #5
          yeah like todd said recheck wires. and timing. sounds like your off by 1 on the cap. Word of Caution!! As soon as you figure it out and it starts change the oil. A lot of the excess gas will have seeped down into the pan and thinned your oil out.
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          • #6
            allright i will recheck all of that. the strange part is that i took the engine out when it was running perfect never touched it and i put it back in hooked up the harness and now it's doing this so i wasent sure i played with it for a few hours.

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            • #7
              I'm with the rest of these guys.

              I had a bad tune a few years ago and was doing the same thing out my TB.
              I even blew up 3 starters before I figured the timing in the tune was bad.



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              • #8
                Is this an HEI, check all, ALL the connections to that. Check ALL grounds, grounds will cause ALL sorts of wierd problems. Hope this helps. Eric L

                1997 Camaro SS #2819 M6, Red, 3.42, 1 of 27, Ttops, BBK shorty headers, Flowmaster cat back, 1.6 rr, LT4 valve springs, ASAM CAI, Centerforce clutch, runs 12s, breaks 10 bolts.
                http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/t...20Camaro%20SS/


                1963 Plymouth Valiant Signet 200, 6.0 LS3, Carb, Rapid Motorsports Dominator 2X cam.
                http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/t...uth%20Valiant/

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                • #9
                  why did you pull the engine? recheck the grds and harness 1st then.
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                  • #10
                    i got it running now. and i took out the engine because i had to redo a motor mount

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                    • #11
                      What was the problem?
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                      Originally posted by meissen
                      I actually agree with Darren on everything he said...
                      Originally posted by 81DaytonaPaceCar
                      Yep, pretty much...not too often I agree 100% with Darren, but there it is...


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                      • #12
                        i guess at some point the dist got taken out and it wasent lined up with the #1 piston idk how that happend but it did.

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