I just rebuilt my 2.1 waterboxer and put it back in my van. I got it
running, but it's not doing too well. First problem I had was the firing
order. Got that figured out. I think I put the distributor drive shaft in
wrong, but from what I understand, that doesn't matter because you can turn
the distributor any way to compensate. Valves were clattering a lot
considering all the lifters are new. so I re-adjusted the valves. Two of
them were loose. Took care of that quickly. Did a compression test.
Compression was good. Pulled injector wires one at a time, but it doesn't
seem like any one cylinder is missing constantly. Checked the timing, and it
looks good, although the mark bounces around a lot. The problem is that it
has a rough idle and it hesitates on acceleration and at constant speeds.
Gas pedal to the floor at 65 mph. The cap and rotor don't look so great, so
I'll be replacing those tomorrow, but I don't expect it to make a whole lot
better, because there seems to be a serious lack of power. Hopefully someone
has a suggestion. My van has been sitting for 6 weeks, and I can't wait to
take it out on the road again.

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