Originally Posted by Lasershop

At this point I think the motor needs to be on an engine stand. You guys are beating your brains out. I think you said it was a used shortblock? Wouldnt it be funny if some dumbass assembled it with no rings (not from the factory). Sound ridiculous? Raise your hand if you have seen some really stupid **** done to cars! How many of you have seen totally butchered suspension? Process of elimination. Anyway, out of the car at eye level and start from scratch........ near a compressor. Thats what I would do. New stock head bolts cost almost nothing. Consider the past couple weeks just a loss (and then forget about it) and do it right even if your sure you already did. We have all done it. I pulled the A4 out of my Vette' (no easy task) just to make sure I had a snap ring where it was supposed to be. Turns out it was an extra one in the kit.
All that work for nothing but it had to be done. Or when you change valve springs and can only account for 31 locks. Crap!!

Originally Posted by HASTINGSRJ

Once I get it off the trailer, I can do a compression test on it, and see what its doing

Originally Posted by Big Geek

If I may, I would suggest doing just that as it will tell a great deal. I would first get the valve covers off and watch carefully while someone bumps it over to try and look for any interference issuses. If the compression readings are low I would then look at the pushrods and possibly call someone (A professional even possibly the camshaft manuf.) and tell them what your findings are. They may be able to point you in the right direction on pushrod length. It coudl be that one of the sensors is not picking up that signal that it needs and there-by not giving it's OK for the firing sequence. Hope this helps.

Jim C.

Originally Posted by 227Hawk

Just a heads up the motor had NO RINGS.
Hawk