HO conversion DONE......car won't start. Scott?

[89LincolnTWNcar]

the car will not fire. I THINK it has spark, unless my distributor is way off. No exhaust note is heard when cranking. Only starter motor turns over. My thought is that its not getting any fuel, but why? I checked over all fluids and dummy stuff, firing order etc.......just not getting any fuel. I got some 19 lb injectors from scott maybe they needed cleaning who knows. Any ideas? Maybe its just because its Friday the 13th :bs:

[p71towny]

Pull the coil wire off of the dist and put a screwdriver in it. Then hold the screwdriver next to a good ground on the engine block and have someone crank over the engine. Make sure the handle of the screwdriver is well insulated or youll really know if you have spark! A quick test to see if you have any fuel, with the key in the on position take off the cap on the valve on the fuel rail. Use a screwdriver and depress the valve quickly, be careful as gas may spray out at you, if it does you have fuel. After that then I don't know.

[Freshmeat]

I've seen fuel spray from the valve, but they didn't have the proper pressure to actually operate the car.

[p71towny]

Yeah, I know it needs around 40psi, but I don't know if he has a gauge.

[89LincolnTWNcar]

nah I don't have a guage, could it be the distributor timing is soo off that it won't even spark the gas?

[mrltd]

more than likely it's timing....check and make sure the dist is at the correct spot, it's easy to get it 180* off....also double check to make sure all the connectors are actually connected.

[grandpaslincoln]

Yeah, def. check your timing, and spark. You hooked up the computer, right? lol

J/K about the computer thing lol

[Anonymous]

ok heres an update. I turned the key to ON and pushed in the fuel pressure relief on the rail and nothing came out at all. So could it be the fuel filter? It has been sitting for the majority of 3 and 1/2 months and even though I added fuel stabilizer it might've clogged it. Anything else that would cause no fuel in the rail at all?

[Freshmeat]

ok heres an update. I turned the key to ON and pushed in the fuel pressure relief on the rail and nothing came out at all. So could it be the fuel filter? It has been sitting for the majority of 3 and 1/2 months and even though I added fuel stabilizer it might've clogged it. Anything else that would cause no fuel in the rail at all?

You hooked up the computer, right?

Turn the key to ON and LISTEN CLOSELY for the fuel pump. If you hear it turn on, check your fuel gauge and make sure you have gas ( :evil: ). If you have fuel, try changing the filter. If you don't hear the pump turn on, look toward the front of the driver's side fender. There should be two black relays. Pull them and clean them THOROUGHLY. One is your fuel pump relay. I can't remember which is it, though. Clean it and try again.

[Anonymous]

OK I have determined that the fuel pump is indeed working. I am going to change the fuel filter. I bought a new cap and rotor and I broke the number one tower off my old one and lined up the distributor as perfectly as I could so I don't think it's spark. We'll see what it does after a fuel filter.

[boXman]

Guests can post in here? What the fu...

[89LincolnTWNcar]

no its not a guest its me

[Blaze86Vic]

I noticed a while back that guests can post anywhere.

[88grandmarq]

Most likely you have the engine timed incorrectly, probably 180 degees off (engine timed on the exhaust stroke, instead of the compression stroke). pull the passenger valve cover, rotate the engine until both valves are on #1 cylinder are closed and the timing marks are lined up, the rotor on the distributor should be pointing at #1 position on the cap.

[Freshmeat]

Most likely you have the engine timed incorrectly, probably 180 degees off (engine timed on the exhaust stroke, instead of the compression stroke). pull the passenger valve cover, rotate the engine until both valves are on #1 cylinder are closed and the timing marks are lined up, the rotor on the distributor should be pointing at #1 position on the cap.

Yes- but make sure they're both closed after the intake valve opens. They'll both be closed twice, but you need to watch for them to be closed after the intake valve opens. Then, make sure the piston is at TDC and check the rotor as he said.