My '96 hates me.........
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I propped it open for quite some time. No dice. I think that only applys to a carb set up anyway. Thanks though!
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No I haven't, I have a noid set I've never used. What exactly do I look for when I connect the light? Just to see if it pulses or not? Just like the injectors do.
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Yep....Dude I feel for you! however, compression, spark, fuel, air ...air should be a given... but its got to be one of the them. Hard to get opti timed wrong so I threw out timing.
Mike
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Ill tell you what I have a 96 and I did a LE2 cam swap. After about 1000miles or so my opti just went. Symptoms were cranking but no starting. The smell of fuel was strong. It would putter under WOT but wont start. Checked spark it was correct on ever plug. I had good fuel pressure and spark. I changed all ignition parts just to make sure. It was the opti....... double check everything before you buy. I have a thread on it if you wanna read its in my posts.
I have a thread on it if you wanna read its in my posts.
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Ill tell you what I have a 96 and I did a LE2 cam swap. After about 1000miles or so my opti just went. Symptoms were cranking but no starting. The smell of fuel was strong. It would putter under WOT but wont start. Checked spark it was correct on ever plug. I had good fuel pressure and spark. I changed all ignition parts just to make sure. It was the opti....... double check everything before you buy. I have a thread on it if you wanna read its in my posts.
I have a thread on it if you wanna read its in my posts.It sounds just like what I'm going through.
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Nothing besides a fuel pump, PCM, or opti will cause this symptom. If not check all fuses.
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On the Opti, I will stress the importance of install. The pin depth into the opti from the cam is vital to the life of that opti. I went through a few before realizing this.
After market cams must be checked. The thickness of the gasket, with RTV and that camshaft dowel pin can ruin an opti quick. Its like when someone slaps a 4L60 together and the 3/4 clutches burn out. Its critical to ensure it is in correct. Have you ever seen Dynasparks insall instructions. IN DEPTH.
After market cams must be checked. The thickness of the gasket, with RTV and that camshaft dowel pin can ruin an opti quick. Its like when someone slaps a 4L60 together and the 3/4 clutches burn out. Its critical to ensure it is in correct. Have you ever seen Dynasparks insall instructions. IN DEPTH.
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On the Opti, I will stress the importance of install. The pin depth into the opti from the cam is vital to the life of that opti. I went through a few before realizing this.
After market cams must be checked. The thickness of the gasket, with RTV and that camshaft dowel pin can ruin an opti quick. Its like when someone slaps a 4L60 together and the 3/4 clutches burn out. Its critical to ensure it is in correct. Have you ever seen Dynasparks insall instructions. IN DEPTH.
After market cams must be checked. The thickness of the gasket, with RTV and that camshaft dowel pin can ruin an opti quick. Its like when someone slaps a 4L60 together and the 3/4 clutches burn out. Its critical to ensure it is in correct. Have you ever seen Dynasparks insall instructions. IN DEPTH.
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On the Opti, I will stress the importance of install. The pin depth into the opti from the cam is vital to the life of that opti. I went through a few before realizing this.
After market cams must be checked. The thickness of the gasket, with RTV and that camshaft dowel pin can ruin an opti quick. Its like when someone slaps a 4L60 together and the 3/4 clutches burn out. Its critical to ensure it is in correct. Have you ever seen Dynasparks insall instructions. IN DEPTH.
After market cams must be checked. The thickness of the gasket, with RTV and that camshaft dowel pin can ruin an opti quick. Its like when someone slaps a 4L60 together and the 3/4 clutches burn out. Its critical to ensure it is in correct. Have you ever seen Dynasparks insall instructions. IN DEPTH.
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Nope, it is a metal baseball bat in there beating on the rotor area. The vibration of the camshaft transmits through it. If that dowel length is wrong, to thin, etc it can cause problems, and not right away. I had one that lasted a while, till I floored it and it blew the "****" up. Quite the drama.
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Nope, it is a metal baseball bat in there beating on the rotor area. The vibration of the camshaft transmits through it. If that dowel length is wrong, to thin, etc it can cause problems, and not right away. I had one that lasted a while, till I floored it and it blew the "****" up. Quite the drama.
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On my two cam installs the pins were too long I didn't cut or grind them I tapped them in with hammer before installing cam.
Mike
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http://shbox.com/ci/cam_install.html
On my two cam installs the pins were too long I didn't cut or grind them I tapped them in with hammer before installing cam.
Mike
On my two cam installs the pins were too long I didn't cut or grind them I tapped them in with hammer before installing cam.
Mike
Thanks guys, I really appreciate all of this!
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after a cam swap, one of my injectors began leaking; over the course of a week or two, it leaked enough to completely fill the crankcase with gas and pour over into the exhaust system; I'm sure that if it leaked into a cylinder with the piston coming up on the compression stroke, it could hydrolock that cylinder and prevent the engine from cranking over.
the moral of this story ? smell gas ? check your oil !
the moral of this story ? smell gas ? check your oil !