a quiz

[Rich Andrews]

On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 05:20:07 -0400, Michael Mulholland wrote:
ecu?  
someone put a wrong part on?
fuel distributor hung up?
fuel pump relay?
distributor?
i don't know...
tell me....
-rich

>  i just resolved what to me was one of the most unusual problems i've seen
>  in over 40 yrs...before i give my solution, how would you solve it and
what
>  do you think it was?
>  	subject is a 1986 5kcdtq, has been sitting unused for 5 years	
>  	problem- won't start, cranks over fine
>  	checked fuel...good pressure, pump works quietly
>  	checked all hoses for vacuum leaks...fixed a couple of them
>  	checked air intake ..ok
>  	no spark... sometimes
>  	checked valve timing and distributor ok
>  	checked valve timing and distributor again after cranking.....both were
>  off
>  	removed valve cover and timing belt cover to verify camshaft position
and
>  to check belt teeth
>  	all teeth on belt were intact and tension was good
>  	i reset valve timing and distributor timing with cover off and marked
>  position of damper, cam 	gear indentation, distributor notch and flywheel
>  '0' mark
>  	after extended cranking checked timing and it had changed again..
>  
>  mike mulholland
>  86 5kcdtq
>  88 lada samara
>  79 lada 1500s
>  lots of parts cars 	
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