93 Laser Timing Adjustment help?

[StandBackImaPro]

Ok I have a 93 Laser, N/T, it has Comp Racing cams, The Idle is messed up, I asked a mechanic and he said id have to turn the cam pulleys back 1 tooth,

It will idle low almost about to stall,

When u get into second gear and try to accelerate the car backfires and jerks

I tried adjusting the distributor, that helped a little but then it did it again,

the car also has idle surges, it can idle good for a second, but if u give it a little gas it will shoot up to 4 grand, and hold there for a second then go down

I asked a mechanic and he said id have to turn the cam pulleys back 1 tooth,

they are non adjustable pulleys BTW

So can someone help me please

 

[danyz250f]

Check the cam timing, Turn the motor over via crank pulley with a half inch socket until the white marks on the cam gears line up.

To check spark timing you have to ground the pin in the plug that is on the fire wall. It is just a plug that might have a blank plug plugged into it.

http://www.vfaq.com/mods/timingbelt-1G.html

http://www.vfaq.com/index-main.html

 

[steve]

Ok I have a 93 Laser, N/T.

I tried adjusting the distributor, that helped a little but then it did it again,

Your profile looks like it's for a V8, so which version of the N/T do you have here since the 2.0L 4G63 doesn't have a distributor and the 1.8L 4G37 does.

It makes a big difference.

Steve

 

[StandBackImaPro]

Its the 2.0, I Guess its not a distributor than, Whats the thing on the left side of the head then? Thats what i was moving

 

[devildogb71]

That would be your cam sensor. You can loosen the bolts and adjust the cam sensor to see if that will help the stalling issue.

 

[steve]

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Steve

 

[DanThMan1983]

When you adjust the cam sensor. You need to ground the timing adjustment terminal pin. Then adjust the timing to 5* BTDC by turning the cam sensor and when the timing adjustment pin is not grounded I believe the timing should be 8*. To do all this ya need a jumper wire with aligator clips, timing light, and a 12mm socket. And of course clip the timing light to Cylinder #1.