You said no flooding, but are you getting ANY fuel?� If there is
fuel, I would suspect your distributor is 180 degrees out.� A gasser
should start as much as 20 degrees +- of where it should be. 

David Marshall
VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider

http://www.hasenwerk.ca

On Thu, December 17, 2009 14:09,
Robert Ueltzen wrote:
> I sent the below to the Yahoo Tiico group,
and am trying you guys, too. 
> Two
> heads better than
one if on separate bodies theory.
> 
> I had to replace
the head of my Tiico engine.  The #1 exhaust valve
> dropped
> onto the piston and was pounded back up through the head.  The
valve
> didn't
> fail; the retainer, clips, or spring
failed and allowed the valve to drop.
> FAS found me a nice
replacement.   I have the engine reassembled but I
> cannot get it
to start.  The starter turns the engine over strongly (I
>
recharged the battery before  trying to start it), but there is no
firing
> as
> if there was no fuel or no spark.
>
1. A noid light shows that all the injectors are getting a signal.
> 2.  The timing light shows I'm getting spark; I tried it on all
four plug
> wires.
> 3.  Right now, the timing is at TDC. 
I will set to spec when I get it
> running, but I would think it
would start or fire at least at TDC.  TDC
> was
>
determined with a dial indicator on the top of the piston.  The
>
distributor
> rotor is pointing to the the #1 tower of the cap and
the firing order is
> 1-3-4-2.
> 4.  I suspected flooding,
but I pulled the plugs and left the cylinders
> open
> for
an hour and then blew out the cylinders with some compressed air.  No
> difference.
> 5.   The camshaft/crank timing appears to be
correct; I've done this
> before
> with success.  The
timing belt slipped several years ago because the
> threads
> in the head for the timing belt tensioning pulley were stripped -
thanks
> REMTEC.  I replaced the timing belt so I don't think a
stretched belt is
> throwing off the valve timing.  My question
here is that I used the
> procedure/marks described in Bentley to
set the valve/crank timing _ dot
> on
> camshaft sprocket
lined up with the top edge of the cylinder head
> (distributor
side) and the dot on the intermediate shaft lined up with the
>
mark on the crank pulley.  I'm not certain this applies to the Tiico
> engine,
> but I thought it was the same procedure I used
previously with success.
> 6.  I connected my OBD II code reader. 
I don't really know if this  works
> with our Tiico system, but I
thought I would try it.  No DTC's were
> present;
>
although System Status light indicated a pending DTC or that the
monitors
> have not run their testing (maybe because the engine
didn't start).
> 7.  I've rechecked the wiring.   I had to
disconnect the oil pressure
> sensor, the throttle position
sensor, the MAP sensor, the injector
> connections, and the
distributor cap to remove and replace the head.
> They're all
properly reconnected.
> 8. I did replace the old van injector and
Tiico fuel rail with an A2 rail
> and new injectors and a new fuel
pressure regulator.  Fuel pressure rises
> to
> 46PSI with
the starter turning the engine over and drops to 41 after ten
>
minutes sitting and remains at 41 overnight.
> 
> Any
ideas where I've gone wrong?  In regards to the engine, not my
>
personal
> life, please :)
> 
> rob u
>