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    Default rebuild d16 motor not starting

    well as my title says i have a rebuild motor i just did on my eg but some how i cant get it to start or other words turn over .... itll sit there and crank but wont start... i dont know wats wrong with it ........

    i have a brand new dizzy put in it .... i got fuels coming in but yet its not working ..... so ive check it like how ever many time and well in cylinder 2 n 3 is the only two cylinder that works ... so please help me ....
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    Check for spark, and do you have any codes or check engine light on?


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    mechanical timing set right?
    distributor 180 degrees out of time?
    spark plug wires in right order?
    everyhting plugged in?
    You're right - I have no idea what I'm talking about...




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    Valves adjusted properly? I didn't adjust my valves when I rebuilt my engine and it wouldn't start BC of that

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    piston rings gapped and installed right?

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    upgrade to b series

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    Check compression. My motor had spark and fuel and wouldn't start because of bad compression.

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    is the ecu pluged in i forgot to do that one time

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    thanks to all of ya
    first it was my crank angle for my dizzy that was off and my timming was two tooth off
    so thanks alot for the help
    dadriver

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    urgh now the car starts n now a new problem
    that is first my car does this noise a grinding noise from the tranny and my clutch is cricket
    and when i step on the gas with pressure it does this high pitch noise kinda like metal hitting each other
    dadriver

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