ka24de head gasket swap failer, now i need help in torrance

[240meowth]

so, i've never did a head gasket swap, and since i have a beater to drive around daily, i thought, "oh this will be a good experience"

6 months later, it's bolted up, i got new head studs machined the head and all that jazz. I crank, it doesn't start. Now i need help, any experts around the torrance area willing to come by to take a look? $200 awarded to whoever gets it to run smoothly :P

[DALAZ_68]

so, i've never did a head gasket swap, and since i have a beater to drive around daily, i thought, "oh this will be a good experience"

6 months later, it's bolted up, i got new head studs machined the head and all that jazz. I crank, it doesn't start. Now i need help, any experts around the torrance area willing to come by to take a look? $200 awarded to whoever gets it to run smoothly :P

how far is torrance from L.A.

[r6_240sx]

Bout 30 mins.

[Teddy]

I'm in Torrance, but I know nothing. lol

[vutony]

your timing is probally fuked
study the fsm

[Om1kron]

your timing is probally fuked
study the fsm

I was about to say, glad I read the thread. It's not as simple as just unbolting crap and then rebolting it back up. You gotta make sure the timing is TDC or BDC before you take anything apt, pay attention to cam markings and timing positions, and put everything back together as is.

Otherwise you're going to spend a lot of time taking that shit apart and putting it back together to get the timing spot on again.

[240meowth]

i actually took it apart at TDC and marked it, but i did the ghetto style of zip tieing the lower chain in place, so i have no idea if it went out of play...