wideboy

Hi there could anyone help?
Iv just had the head skimmed on my rs and finished putting it back together with everything plugged back in and plumbed up, but it wont start. it turns over but wont fire! everything was working perfect before which is why i cant understand why it wont start..

Any suggestions of any sort would be much appreciated.

ste45

timing ?

wideboy

i relined everything once the head was back on before fitting the cambelt,
just to be on the safe side.

studabear

does it have spark? if it does maybe a air leak

wideboy

there dosnt seem to be a spark! iv just been fannying about for the past hour with plugs, leads, coils, voltmeters and tracing earths. ill check all the pipes are proper done up, if its not that any other ideas? before i start taking the whole thing out and starting again.lol

studabear

will prob be something simple, if it has got spark and you can't find air leak maybe a compression check would be a idea?

wideboy

cheers for the help, ill do the compression test and see what happens.

daveandhelenturbo

iTrader: (1)

is the fuel pump priming?

kaking1982

iTrader: (3)

first things i would check would be do i have fuel do i have spark then if you have them you check timing and then so on

wideboy

right i have try everything i can think of! brand new coil, dizzy cap, rotor arm, plugs and leads, done the timing spot on, plenty of fuel but still no spark!!!!!
Anyone got any ideas what iv done wrong? Before i call the auto sparky out

show n shine

alarm immobiliser maybe

wideboy

its switched off, but i might try bypassing it and see what happens.
Cheers.

mtommi

iTrader: (1)

its prob something simple loose connection or something

wideboy

haha, she lives! it was the F@#kin stupid distributor. put me old xr3i one on and bodged the plug off the xr loom and ha presto we have life.
just got to find a new rs distributor? any one got one in good workin order they wanna sell?

Cheers for all ur help and suggestions.

wideboy

new problem!!!! Fires up now, but running like a bag of shit and a strange rattling banging coming from near the gearbox???
Any ideas??????

mtommi

iTrader: (1)

fix the running problem first as it could be causing your rattle with everything out of balance as for the running it sounds like an ignition prob alright check all connections etc first.

wideboy

cheers ill check it all over, you dont think it could be coz of its got the wrong dizzy on it??