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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 5_02ls1
are you serious???????well think about it its a 4 stroke engine with 8 cylinders......lolyou have to get #1 on top dead center which means the # 1 piston has to be up...
Here's a fun way to test your theory.

Set up the timing w/ the cam gear dot at 6 o'clock, crank gear dot at 12 o'clock, lined up perfectly.

Then rotate the crank exactly one revolution, until the crank gear dot is back to 12 o'clock.

Viola...you're now "180 deg out" as you described.
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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see you wouldnt have this problem with a rotary, every 1/3 of a turn is a "powerstroke"
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 5_02ls1
are you serious???????well think about it its a 4 stroke engine with 8 cylinders......lolyou have to get #1 on top dead center which means the # 1 piston has to be up...
Tainted said that he was sure the dots were lined up correctly . That means the cam is at 6 and the crank is at 12 , so once again how can it be 180 off ?
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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Ok guys, bent valves for sure. Im thinking #1 was not at TDC and it went 180* out cuz thats the only thing I can think of. Im gonna start pulling the heads sunday, I got a big big aprty to go to tomorrow so maybe it will help me take it off my mind. I'll have the machine shop seat the new valves and re-inspect the heads. When I go to put it back together im gonna double check each step and have teddy verify it with me.

I fucked up, and I learned from it, so heres my chance to learn what I fucked up on and make it right.
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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It's been a long time. Did you remember to put in some Gasoline?
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 02TransAm/Batmobile
It's been a long time. Did you remember to put in some Gasoline?
****...how would that be?!
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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lol its got a 1/2 tank
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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Gas? come on James.
Charles go party, on sunday get on the heads and when we get to memphis for the SHOOT OUT I'll buy you some drinks!!!!
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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peach vodka, high quality, no cheap **** thats in a plastic bottle
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tainted
peach vodka, high quality, no cheap **** thats in a plastic bottle
cmon you drive a trans am...peach vodka wtf? ....coors dude
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by delsold
cmon you drive a trans am...peach vodka wtf? ....coors dude
dude, he's like, 12 or something... cut him some slack

doesn't know how to drink real drinks yet.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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I like to ENJOY my drinks. sorry, but beer tastes like ****. Mixed drinks and flavored are my kind
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:54 AM
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Heres my theory: This is the timing set used correct? http://images.highperformancepontiac...ing14_zoom.jpg
You didn't line the right marks up.
Why did it turn over by hand? Because the lifters were not pumped up.
Why did it try to start at first? Because timing was close enough, after turning it over the lifters got enough oil to pump up and increase lift, Valves hit pistons, lost compression.

I had an arguement in a forum with a guy that had a multi keyway timing set that he swore was on right. He had a picture of it installed. It was installed on the 2* retarded key slot and the cam dot was lined up with the 6* mark. It ran but not that great, it was 8* retarded.
The guy would not listen to me at all. It wasn't until a buddy of his got on there and told him it was on the wrong marks that he changed it.

And heres the bad part that no ones going to like.
I've been on this thread about an hour and a half, lots of BSing among friends and not much listening to people trying to help. Thats what I see.
What else I think about is whats going to happen next, so far it's a mystery why it went wrong, I wonder if it's going to be taken apart, figured out, fixed and put back together.
Well thats not the order of things, someone needs to figure out what went wrong before ANYTHING is removed from this engine.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:57 AM
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I think ive figured out what was wrong though.

**I dont have those marks on my chain and gears at all
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Tainted
I think ive figured out what was wrong though.

**I dont have those marks on my chain and gears at all
Ok you found out what was wrong, DID YOU FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED "WHAT WAS WRONG"

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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 8a8mfh
Ok you found out what was wrong, DID YOU FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED "WHAT WAS WRONG"
I think some of us have.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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Charles any updates?
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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no not really. I fell down the ****** stairs and got banged up so im kinda outta the loop for a bit longer. family reunion is saturday and gramps will throw a bitch fit if I dont go to it
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Did you fall down drunk on peach Vodka????LOL
Big dummy
Hope you feel better and let me know something after you get some more newz
later
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Tainted
I fell down the ****** stairs
It's ok to admit your gramps beat the hell out of you for screwing up the cam install. We're all here for you.
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