fastasleep
11-20-2012, 07:47 PM
I put in my new cal from ShelGame and the van was running like it never had before. I am convinced that my power woes were tune related, so now I am contemplating a stand-alone EMS just to make sure I am not leaving anything on the table as far as power goes. BUT, I broke it and I hope I don't have to build the bottom end before I get to feel this thing pull again. I was driving (spiritedly) after installing the new tune. I had just tried the two-step and went to grab a sixer to celebrate a little success with my ride and then, on the way home, the thing laid over and started popping throught the exhaust. And it died. A good neighbor dragged me home.
I figured I jumped time so I rolled it all around and put it back in time. It started for 1 second then died again. When I tried to start it again it popped through the exhaust. I set the cam timing AGAIN. This time I made sure the rotor button was facing #1, then put the dizzy cap back on and started it. It ran for 1 second and died. When I rolled it around to time it again, I noticed the rotor button was pointing in the #2 area on the dizzy cap.
I looked for a stripped timing belt, but didn't find my problem. So I pulled it apart last night and found my intermediate shaft gear and my oil pump gear stripped. The reason I am writing this is because that is all I found.....the bushing for the intermediate shaft were good, and I didn't see anything else out of the ordinary. So when I pull something apart I want to not only find the problem, but the ROOT CAUSE of the problem and I have found nothing. Have you seen this? What should I look at before I replace parts and put it back together?
-Les
I figured I jumped time so I rolled it all around and put it back in time. It started for 1 second then died again. When I tried to start it again it popped through the exhaust. I set the cam timing AGAIN. This time I made sure the rotor button was facing #1, then put the dizzy cap back on and started it. It ran for 1 second and died. When I rolled it around to time it again, I noticed the rotor button was pointing in the #2 area on the dizzy cap.
I looked for a stripped timing belt, but didn't find my problem. So I pulled it apart last night and found my intermediate shaft gear and my oil pump gear stripped. The reason I am writing this is because that is all I found.....the bushing for the intermediate shaft were good, and I didn't see anything else out of the ordinary. So when I pull something apart I want to not only find the problem, but the ROOT CAUSE of the problem and I have found nothing. Have you seen this? What should I look at before I replace parts and put it back together?
-Les