No start condition after rebuild

[Gst18]

I had the engine rebuilt and put back in. Now its sitting at my house because it wont start.
I did a compression check and got 180 psi on all cylinders.
I check for fuel and spark and i get both.
I checked my timing and it seemed to be off.
I have the whole assembly taken apart and ready to put back together but i cant find the crankshaft timing mark.
I looked and looked all around but i cant find it.
If anyone can send me a close up pic of what it looks like i would really appreciate it.
THanks

BTW i have a manual and lookep up the 2g timing faq page and i still cant find the marks

 

[andymoraitis]

I know this isn't the greatest picture but it may help you find the notch on the lower sprocket. Also, if you have 180 compression across the board and a no-start, I wouldn't suspect timing to be off since you would have likely bent valves and killed compression if it was off too much.

On the middle timing cover at the back near the FPR, check the plug for the crank sensor. It's identical to the A/C plug and they're easy to mix up and create the no-start symptoms you're experiencing.

Keep us posted on how you make out,

Andy

 

[Gst18]

thanks for the pic. but thats the pic that i tried using but it isnt clear enough to show the timing marks and what they look like. Is it a machined line? a notch? i dont know what im looking for.
Other than that i will see what that does when i get the timing back together.

BTW i think the timing was off 180 degrees

 

[andymoraitis]

To answer your question it's a notch that you line up.

 

[nightspeed87]

make sure the backing plate wasnt on backwards. Its the plate that goes behind the crankshaft pulley, that also has a notch to show were it lined up with the crank pulley. You cant put it on wrong other than being on backwards because theres a notch.

Dont worry Im having STUPID problems with my 6bolt swap/rebuild as well.
I thought i was having all kind of crazy troubles but Ive so far come to find that my intake cam is seizing up from improper torque/ or order/ or all together wrong intake cam caps causing the timing belt to jump bending valves twice. Luckily I had another head lying around.

Perhaps your cams are both froze pretty good? Does your engine rotate at all when you try to start it? Try a breaker bar on the crankshaft pulley, try to rotate the engine. You turn it to the left ( getting it to rotate to the right *clockwise)
If you cant rotate the engine in a few full revolutions something is seized up, or just wrong with the rebuild. Oh make sure you put a good timing tensioner as well, and was any work done with the balance shafts?

 

[blcknspo0ln]

http://vfaq.com/mods/timingbelt-2G.html

Going along with the above poster, the crank plate is located right behind the crank sprocket and looks like a big bronze bowtie. The timing mark is both on the front case and also the actual plate. To reference your old one (to know which way to put it on) look at your old plate and use logic to determine which side was facing which based on usage marks and torque imprints. It is very possible you put it backwards. Unfortunately if you did put it in backwards and tried to fire the car, it is a definite possibility that you've bent some valves.