Another car wont start w/ cam install
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Staging Lane
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From: Houston - Clear Lake
Another car wont start w/ cam install Installed an '03 LS6 cam and springs. Install was smooth. Followed LS1HowTo instructions and everything went fine. Went to start the car and no joy. It wont turn over. Here's what I know so far, its not the springs. I pull off the valve covers and they are all fine. There are new plugs gapped at .055. All wire connections are on sercurely. The battery has plenty of juice. I made sure install was dot to dot. I haven't pulled off the timing cover yet to check the timing chain. It's stock and that's the only thing left I can think of. What else am I missing. 
I need help. This is killing me. Thanks guys.
I need help. This is killing me. Thanks guys. Thread Starter
Staging Lane
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From: Houston - Clear Lake
Originally Posted by jrp
double check all the connections, plug wires, coil pack harness, ect.
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When you say it won't trun over, I assume you mean it won't fire but turns over? You missed some connections, probabaly to the coils harness. You hear the fuel pump yes? Check the fuses also.
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Staging Lane
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From: Houston - Clear Lake
Originally Posted by DaddySS
When you say it won't trun over, I assume you mean it won't fire but turns over? You missed some connections, probabaly to the coils harness. You hear the fuel pump yes? Check the fuses also.
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Staging Lane
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Ok, I went through twice yesterday (4 times total) and connected every part of the electrical system and still the same issue. I am confident it is not a connection.
Can anyone tell me what the symptoms of a broken timing chain would be? That's the only thing I haven't triple checked.
Any other ideas? I'm sorry guys I know this is getting repetitive but I am stumped.
Can anyone tell me what the symptoms of a broken timing chain would be? That's the only thing I haven't triple checked.
Any other ideas? I'm sorry guys I know this is getting repetitive but I am stumped.
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just remember FUEL AIR SPARK.
do you hear yoru fuel pump when ignition is put in on position?
Spark--have you done the ol' screwdriver in a plug wire test on at least one plug wire from each side to make sure the bank is getting spark?
Are you positive the coil pack harness' are on correctly? they ARE numbered according to cylinder, they can in fact be on wrong.
is your cam position sensor plugged in for sure..including the connection for it most people dont' know about up at the front of the passenger side fuel rail?
have you scanned the car, any codes being thrown and if so which ones?
do you hear yoru fuel pump when ignition is put in on position?
Spark--have you done the ol' screwdriver in a plug wire test on at least one plug wire from each side to make sure the bank is getting spark?
Are you positive the coil pack harness' are on correctly? they ARE numbered according to cylinder, they can in fact be on wrong.
is your cam position sensor plugged in for sure..including the connection for it most people dont' know about up at the front of the passenger side fuel rail?
have you scanned the car, any codes being thrown and if so which ones?
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Staging Lane
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From: Houston - Clear Lake
Well my car is fixed. This is just for folks using the search feature. I hate pulling up a thread with my exact problem with no solution ever mentioned. So may be my stupidity can help others (although I doubt many people on here would make a mistake this dumb LOL). I printed out the directions on LS1howto.com (excellent directions by the way) and didn't look closely enough at the photo. I lined the cam alignement hole dot to dot with the crank dot .
Big thanks to Mike and Jay over at G-Force for helping me out and getting me on the road. They definitely took care of me.
.Big thanks to Mike and Jay over at G-Force for helping me out and getting me on the road. They definitely took care of me.
Originally Posted by XIII
Well my car is fixed. This is just for folks using the search feature. I hate pulling up a thread with my exact problem with no solution ever mentioned. So may be my stupidity can help others (although I doubt many people on here would make a mistake this dumb LOL). I printed out the directions on LS1howto.com (excellent directions by the way) and didn't look closely enough at the photo. I lined the cam alignement hole dot to dot with the crank dot .
Big thanks to Mike and Jay over at G-Force for helping me out and getting me on the road. They definitely took care of me.
.Big thanks to Mike and Jay over at G-Force for helping me out and getting me on the road. They definitely took care of me.
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Staging Lane
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From: Houston - Clear Lake
Originally Posted by term
Hopefully it wasn't far enough off to bend any valves.
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Staging Lane
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From: Houston - Clear Lake
Originally Posted by bad0211secws6
so how does it run with the new cam? is there a big difference
