1995TaLoNDSM
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- May 13, 2008
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Naperville,
Illinois
So I've had my car for about 2 years now, it's been a long time project car. I bought the car to work on the side, and eventually get running one of these days. Well the day has come that after the car has been sitting for almost 3 years it actually started. I bought a new crank sensor and cam sensor ngk plugs and Bosch platinum spark plugs. I found out my tensioner was bad so I replaced it with a Dayco one.
Timed the car, installed the tensioner, and tried cranking it a few times. After about 2 minutes it started, and unfortunately it sounds like crank walk. I don't want to jump to conclusions that it is crank walk, but it just sounds terrible and unhealthy when it starts. I push the clutch in to start it and I hold the clutch down, it goes up to 1500 rpm's and then it cuts out. I tried starting it again giving it a little gas in the process, and it starts fine but when I start to let the clutch out, the car dies.
When I start it there is smoke that is coming from the engine near the intake manifold on the passenger side of the car. When I start the car there is a loud knocking noise, but I can't diagnose where it is, because the car will not hold at an idle. If i rev the engine when it starts for that 20 seconds or so, the knocking becomes worse and louder. I'm praying to god this isn't crank walk.
When i bought it, I got it for 600 dollars non running, I couldn't pass up that offer. 2 years ago I really hadn't been that much into cars, and I bought it. When I bought it it had a snapped timing belt, and some bent valves, replaced all of those and the crank and cam sensors.
What is your guy's input on my situation
thanks for your time,
Tyler
P.S. I can record a video of it going down tonight, and then post the video tomorrow morning.
Timed the car, installed the tensioner, and tried cranking it a few times. After about 2 minutes it started, and unfortunately it sounds like crank walk. I don't want to jump to conclusions that it is crank walk, but it just sounds terrible and unhealthy when it starts. I push the clutch in to start it and I hold the clutch down, it goes up to 1500 rpm's and then it cuts out. I tried starting it again giving it a little gas in the process, and it starts fine but when I start to let the clutch out, the car dies.
When I start it there is smoke that is coming from the engine near the intake manifold on the passenger side of the car. When I start the car there is a loud knocking noise, but I can't diagnose where it is, because the car will not hold at an idle. If i rev the engine when it starts for that 20 seconds or so, the knocking becomes worse and louder. I'm praying to god this isn't crank walk.
When i bought it, I got it for 600 dollars non running, I couldn't pass up that offer. 2 years ago I really hadn't been that much into cars, and I bought it. When I bought it it had a snapped timing belt, and some bent valves, replaced all of those and the crank and cam sensors.
What is your guy's input on my situation
thanks for your time,
Tyler
P.S. I can record a video of it going down tonight, and then post the video tomorrow morning.