the car started fine on wensday...yesterday i didnt drive it because i had to pull the valve cover and align the cam sensor. i put it all together and the car wouldnt start. i found that the ground to the valve cover was stripped. but it was kinda snug on there so i dont know if that would be the reason. anyone have an idea?

 

bump for smart people to see this.

 

for real dude..i held the grounding strap to the spot it goes with my hand as my wife tried to start it and nothing....im starting to think its not the strap

 

idk man, you have to many little things that need to be figured out right now, need to go through the entire engine bay with a fine tooth comb and verify everything is correct.

 

yea but nothings changed from the day before other than taking off the **** to see the head. and the cam sensor..

 

idk man there has to be some thing there thats the problem....

 

is it crankin...or just making a clicking sound?

 

it's crankin

 

its cranking..just not starting..

 

maybe you banged up your cam sensor? idk man.

like slowbalt said, is it trying to crank, just clicking, or is it turning over just not starting?

 

its going like it wants to start..then it doesnt..its not the starter...its just not starting like its not getting spark

 

did you check for spark yet?

 

i had the plug thing pulled off and started the car and nothing...but that doesnt matter if the engine not being grounded is causing it

 

well thats adds to the symptoms......... so it cranks but doesn't start, it's not getting spark, but it is getting rail pressure. there is two things i can see that it would be one is the cam sensor is still off and you should reset it with the #4 ATDC on the compression stroke, the other one is the ground cable is still not grounding correctly so the ignition has an incomplete circuit. it has to be one of those 2 things........well it could be something else, but what idk...........

 

idk if the cam sensor being 180 out (if the build book is wrong) would not allow it to start...

 

i'd go with this:


it can't hurt to try it with the number 4 tdc on the compression stroke.......

 

ive had that picture..thats what i went off of this time

 

i thought you went with #1 tdc on comp stroke?

 

yea i did..i ment the picture is what i went off of.

 

gotcha, i was more reffering to the small block of instructions it gives in the pic more than the pic itself.

 

yea..ima try it. im waiting on this valve cover to do 2 things at one time. all i would have to do is turn the sensor key 180* since i did it on number 1..its not hard..just gotta wait..ima need that valve cover from u

 

pm me your addy so i can overnight it through fedex right now, i gotta run home and get it!

 

i hope this works. if not im stuck dude

 

you've got mail.......... or will by 1030 am.

 

lol...i hope this works man..ima 180 the sensor too