Nandy
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Re: 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Cylinder/valves issue
This is no longer a cylinder/valve issue. The motor is back in and I have great compression in all cylinders. I left the timing belt cover off, the ac/ps and water pump/alternator belts off to just start the car for a few seconds to check for vibration (making sure the balancer is correct) just before I had to stop to get ready to work. I cranked it probably a good 5 or 6 times (3 seconds each crank) and it will turn but not start. I got close to the motor to see if I have some cable missing of connected wrong but I could not see any and the manufacturer did a great job cutting cables short to keep them from being connected to the wrong place. I traced the injectors and the coils cables to be sure they are where they belong and at a glance they seem to be right. When I was checking the injectors I got a faint smell of gas but nothing real strong and looked at the fuel pressure regulator and it was not leaking. I had no time to do much other testing. I dont remember the book said anything special about how to get the car started after an engine overhaul.
As I said, it should all be timed properly, all the injectors and spark plugs associated cables/connections should be connected properly, even the air filter is connected but no start. Any ideas? If not I will just run down and test for gas, spark and sync tomorrow but just checking so see if there is something else I might have to try.
Thanks.
This is no longer a cylinder/valve issue. The motor is back in and I have great compression in all cylinders. I left the timing belt cover off, the ac/ps and water pump/alternator belts off to just start the car for a few seconds to check for vibration (making sure the balancer is correct) just before I had to stop to get ready to work. I cranked it probably a good 5 or 6 times (3 seconds each crank) and it will turn but not start. I got close to the motor to see if I have some cable missing of connected wrong but I could not see any and the manufacturer did a great job cutting cables short to keep them from being connected to the wrong place. I traced the injectors and the coils cables to be sure they are where they belong and at a glance they seem to be right. When I was checking the injectors I got a faint smell of gas but nothing real strong and looked at the fuel pressure regulator and it was not leaking. I had no time to do much other testing. I dont remember the book said anything special about how to get the car started after an engine overhaul.
As I said, it should all be timed properly, all the injectors and spark plugs associated cables/connections should be connected properly, even the air filter is connected but no start. Any ideas? If not I will just run down and test for gas, spark and sync tomorrow but just checking so see if there is something else I might have to try.
Thanks.
