

| Subject: | Re: stumped |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:15:44 -0800 |
Yeah, what Dave said. Pour some gas down its throat and try that. If you don't get some attempt at running put the timing light on #1 and point it at the timing marks. Get back with results of the gas test. On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:26 PM, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>wrote: > 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 > > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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