[deldug]

cut a long story short rebuilt this engine twice,1st time 16 bent valves,2nd time 8 bent outlet...but will not start it seems to be turning fast,got spark ,fuel and compression,the battery very low so been on / off charger..any ideas welcome thanks

 

[renmeg3]

maby silly question but did you reconnect tdc sensor? tj

 

[deldug]

hi yes but had me thinking if i need to clean it..i did forget to dissconnect battery the 2nd time and it arked off exhaust would this short anything?

 

[renmeg3]

im not 100% sure sorry, i did the same on a older corolla i had and it blew the fuse ontop of the battery connection, however then i had no power to anything so i wouldnt say you did, maby someone with more knowlege of k4m will say. hows your timing?

 

[deldug]

set timing with the locking kit then rotated twice by hand and everything ok..its the engine turning very fast when starting which cant understand..thinking of bump starting it..but i will check tdc first

 

[renmeg3]

good idea with the bump start, maby a bit of dirt on the tdc worth testing or cleaning. engine turning over too fast is normally if not always compression, i know you said you checked but if all else fails id check again. tj

or you could try hand crank it over a few times. Remove all the plugs and crank it over by hand a few more times. How much easier was it with the plugs out?

 

[deldug]

i only took plugs out to do a compression test,i was thinking if compression was good the timing ok..will try if tdc and bump does not work cheers

 

[renmeg3]

okie dokie gd luck tj