Timing is done, car won't start.

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MConte05
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Re: Timing is done, car won't start.

Post by MConte05 »

Sounds more like a big vacuum leak. Double check all the hoses to see if they are on secure?
Danny-G
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Re: Timing is done, car won't start.

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Last time I forgot a vacuum line, the car wouldn't even stay running. I've had the battery disconnected for over a day now and I'm gonna check all the grounds under the hood and see where that gets me. I'm still a bit baffled by the TPS code cause the TPS tests just fine, according to the Haynes manual.
Danny
biggreen96 wrote:well get out there and smash that geo around and get comfy.
1993 Legacy LS Awd: lifted, 4eat, higher mileage, and dirty.
1994 Legacy Turbo wagon: rwd, 4eat, and a faint knock..
1992 Legacy postal: bone stock, 4eat, blown reverse.
Danny-G
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Re: Timing is done, car won't start.

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Double post, oh well. I fixed all the issues today and it was something super simple, make me feel a bit stupid for not thinking to check what I did. If I hadn't met up wit hbeatersubi sunday, I don't think I would have found the issue. His suggestion to check all the grounds led me to check the two square connectors that go to the motor and those weren't totally together. I was able to simple unplug them by pulling alone, so I made damn sure they did click together and all the issues are gone. The oil light works again, the stumbling is gone, and there are no codes. I am so relieved that its fixed and working properly again. Now I can go back to getting regular unleaded and going anywhere I want.
Danny
biggreen96 wrote:well get out there and smash that geo around and get comfy.
1993 Legacy LS Awd: lifted, 4eat, higher mileage, and dirty.
1994 Legacy Turbo wagon: rwd, 4eat, and a faint knock..
1992 Legacy postal: bone stock, 4eat, blown reverse.
MConte05
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Re: Timing is done, car won't start.

Post by MConte05 »

:mrgreen:

Good deal. Always makes you feel stupid, but then relieved when you find the stupid mistakes.

Guarantee you won't make those mistakes again. :wink: I've never messed up the timing again on my engine, and I've reset the timing three times since the first time I spent a day trying to figure out why it wouldn't start. :lol:
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