Timing issue?
Posted: May 20th, 2019, 5:50 pm
Greetings everyone, I'm having a bit of an issue and really could use some help.. Last year I bought a kit from Russ and assembled my stroker. Could not be more excited to install it , but winter came around and other things got in the way. This warm weather finally came here and I get the engine installed in my 02 WJ. (I did inspect the bores to make sure no rust built up on them. They're as shinny as the day I put the engine together).
I connect fuel, add coolant, fill the oil, charge the battery, prime to oil systems for a few minutes, drop the cam sensor in, Turn the key.... Nothing. Sorta.
It WANTS to start, it wants to start really bad! It's acting like I have a tooth of a distributor, if i had one. I double check everything, good battery, everything is connected, reprimed the oil system and tried the cam sensor again. No difference. I pull the plugs to take a look. Fine layer of carbon is on them. Plugs 4 & 5 almost look wet, but are not, hard to describe.
As much as I did not want to, I pulled the timing cover and checked my timing. With the Roller Master set that Russ gave me. I have the crank at 0 degrees and my marks on cam and crank sprockets line right up. Just like the way I installed them... Was kinda hoping that was the issue...
So I installed the cover and balancer back on. Now thinking what else It could be. Tried checking the codes to see if anything was there. Nope, nothing. Last resort I tried different parts that I have laying around. (I have a few WJs...) Tried different coil pack, fuel injectors, crank position sensor, fresh battery, fresh fuel (89 octane), and cam position sensor (even installed 180 out just to see if I initially installed 180 out). All known good parts. It will kinda starts now, but not right. It putz, it chugs,it won't idle, I immediately turn it off. When it fails to start or attempts to start. It pops through the intake.
It's got to be the timing for the cam right?
HELP!!!
I connect fuel, add coolant, fill the oil, charge the battery, prime to oil systems for a few minutes, drop the cam sensor in, Turn the key.... Nothing. Sorta.
It WANTS to start, it wants to start really bad! It's acting like I have a tooth of a distributor, if i had one. I double check everything, good battery, everything is connected, reprimed the oil system and tried the cam sensor again. No difference. I pull the plugs to take a look. Fine layer of carbon is on them. Plugs 4 & 5 almost look wet, but are not, hard to describe.
As much as I did not want to, I pulled the timing cover and checked my timing. With the Roller Master set that Russ gave me. I have the crank at 0 degrees and my marks on cam and crank sprockets line right up. Just like the way I installed them... Was kinda hoping that was the issue...
So I installed the cover and balancer back on. Now thinking what else It could be. Tried checking the codes to see if anything was there. Nope, nothing. Last resort I tried different parts that I have laying around. (I have a few WJs...) Tried different coil pack, fuel injectors, crank position sensor, fresh battery, fresh fuel (89 octane), and cam position sensor (even installed 180 out just to see if I initially installed 180 out). All known good parts. It will kinda starts now, but not right. It putz, it chugs,it won't idle, I immediately turn it off. When it fails to start or attempts to start. It pops through the intake.
It's got to be the timing for the cam right?
HELP!!!