any 1 in leeds wanna fix my car for beer money

[dan23]

its been stood cause was in a smash n i rebiult it .it drove fine when smashed

now it doesnt run right at all it seems 2 back fire through carb it wont idle or rev

i havnt touched timing all maRKS LINE UP CORRECT
its got new dizzy cap rotor arm leads n plugs

[Jon_nova1]

the timing might be out on the distributor side, have you taken the distributor out??

[dan23]

no the previous has made a notch in dizzy body n head its lined up perfect

but i never moved it anyway all i did was remove cap when clean ing engine

i ve also tried cleaning carb an tried another carb but its still same


i replaced wings an front panel dash an interior

[dan23]

i ve also compression tested head it showed it 150 on each cylinder so its not head gasket or stuk vavle

[Jon_nova1]

its not the carb, unless the throttle cable aint connected :lol:

definately the distributor side, did you put the rotor on the right way?? and are the HT leads on in the right order, they go 1-3-4-2, take spark plug 1 out and turn the engine the way its meant to go till you feel it compress and turn it till its reached the top of compresseion (put your thump over the hole to feel it) then put HT lead 1 where it matches on the distributor, then fit them in that order in the direction the engine turns :)

[dan23]

all leads r on correct an in right order

the only thing i can think of is when i got it i didnt check levels drove it home then used it 2 move another car about 8 metres then it started 2 make a squeling noise turn ed engined off looked under bonnet found there was no water left filled it up an it seemed ok

but even if water pump is nackered it shouldnt do that should it ?

[Jon_nova1]

:? might do because the water pumps on the timing belt, so if the water pump is very hard to turn it will put stress on the engine and not make it run like its meant to

[dan23]

engine turns fine with ratchet on cam pulley gets a little stiff when piston num1 is nearly at tdc is this normal

[Jon_nova1]

it does that with mine, i think its the thingy erm... change in direction and travel etc, it wont be there when the engines running because it will be constant :D

[dan23]

just had another go its very hard 2 turn with half inch ratchet for about half a turn of cam pulley it doesnt seem right 2 me an it squels when i turn it with ratchet

how much 4 new water pump any tips on getting old 1off

[Jon_nova1]

A big hammer :lol:

[womble sri]

its a bit if a fiddly job thing the pumps are about 40-60 new

[dan23]

i am a valeter got all parts at trade price

?38 for

water pump both belts an thermostat