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Need help barely running lt1 after heads and cam swap

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Old 06-03-2009, 08:34 PM
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my brother just finished putting a new cam and heads and headers on his 95 impala ss and we got the car running yesterday. it started up but idled very poorly very poorly. i left and he finished puttng the water pump and radiator back in and today he tryed to start it and it pops a few times then dies and now it wont do anything it just cranks and gurgles and pops. any help would be appreciated thanks
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Opti in wrong slot,cam not TDC.
Old 06-03-2009, 08:49 PM
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would it have started like it did? where is the best place for me to get a new opti cheap?
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Make sure you installed the opti in the right slot,if yes then cam not installed at tdc.They sometimes halfass start.Get a delco on e-bay from thepartslady.
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thanks ill check it tom. any other ideas?




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