did a head gasket on my car and now it wont start.
May 3, 2012 at 11:41 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Check to see if there is spark and fuel to the engine. Let me know what you find. If you have both, then check engine compression to see if it is low.
May 3, 2012 at 11:53 PM
YOTACOROLLA
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spark and fuel are good but i don't have a tool to do that
May 3, 2012 at 11:56 PM
YOTACOROLLA
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i dont have a tool for the compression
May 4, 2012 at 12:00 AM
ASEMASTER6371
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if you remove the plugs and crank it, you should hear some compression coming through the spark plug holes.
did you re check your timing marks??
Roy
May 4, 2012 at 12:10 AM
YOTACOROLLA
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the timing pully has a mark hole on the bolt hole that lines it up so i dont have to line it up with a dote
May 4, 2012 at 12:17 AM
ASEMASTER6371
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there is a line or mark on the cam gear that must be lined up with the mark on the timing cover/
is this the 1.6 or 1.8
Roy
May 4, 2012 at 12:44 AM
YOTACOROLLA
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1.6 will the pully has some kind of hole on it that lines it up so you dont have with do that and i just test the compression and its good and all i did to the fuel line is line up the banjo bolt so it can get fuel
May 4, 2012 at 12:53 AM
YOTACOROLLA
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my cus thinks i mit have fuel viper in my injeters (sorry can't spell)how do i fix that
May 4, 2012 at 12:59 AM
ASEMASTER6371
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try this.
if you have fuel and spark, then compression is the last thing
Roy
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May 4, 2012 at 1:01 AM
YOTACOROLLA
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i have a book and it says its a 4A-FE and something about a k mark
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May 4, 2012 at 1:26 AM
YOTACOROLLA
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ok i got the EX camshaft line up so how do i know if the IN camshaft is line up as well.
May 6, 2012 at 3:13 AM
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