Ethans 1997 GSX
10+ Year Contributor
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- May 6, 2011
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nampa,
Idaho
A few days ago I got home from work, and decided to paint my fuel rail. I remove and paint it within a few hours, and attempt to put the rail back in. I do ot have the timing cover for my car; the previous owner was kind enough to loose it for me. Anyhow, one of the spacers that sits between the fuel rail and the engine head must've fallen out as i was bolting the rail back down, and got itself lodged betwwen my timing belt and some other componet. i thought i had it all back together, so i went to kick my engine over. I immdietally heard i grind and removed the key(The engine never started. I attempted to turn it on and it didnt turn over). Then i went and looked to find the problem, and the spacer ate the center of my timing belt out. (This means my belt still had tension, it just essentially became two belts.) I do belive it slightly jumped time doing this, maybe about 3 or 4 teeth on the cams. I then bought a new Timing belt along with the new pullys and gaskets. A friend of mine brought to my attention that i should buy a new tensioner as well, so i did. I removed my power steering/ alternator pullys, ans well as the ac belt to access my timing componets. I removed the belt, tensioner and pullys and installed the new componets. I made sure that all the timing marks were alligned, and the pulled the pin from the tensioner.( the only gear I'm afraid might not be alligned right is my crank. the internet shows about 6 differnt timing marks, and my haynes repair manual shows another. I alligned it according to my manual.) I then put the car back together so to speak, and went to kick it over again. No grinding sounds or what not, however the engine didnt turn over. I tried twice and called it quits hoping that i still haven't damaged my rods or valves. Basically my question is did i do something wrong? the only reason i didnt use the search is because my engine wasnt running when my belt broke. Therefore my situation is different than all the other Q&A's i've seen. Any help that anyone could give to help shed some light for me would be very much appreciated. (And sorry to the moderators if i used poor grammer. I tried my best, and i guess my punctuation comes from a high school diploma only.)