well ok i did this but i fuck something up......

[fijisac]

well i changed my timing belt but now my car wont even stay on unless i give it gas. my car is a 89 accord 5 speed, carb, stock. i think its a vacuum leak but i just want to be sure before i start messing with it

[russiankid]

Recheck timing.

[Civic Accord Honda]

ex two ^

[Pico]

yup timing is off a tooth

[fijisac]

yup timing is off a tooth

well i will try 2 check but how will i be able check then the car will not stay runing?

[Pico]

your going to have to redo the belt, set the cam gear to TDC and set the flywheel also

[fijisac]

your going to have to redo the belt, set the cam gear to TDC and set the flywheel also

but i set it correctly, the cam shaft gear was set to up and the flywheel was set to the plus, then i check to see if it lined up and it did

[Pico]

but i set it correctly, the cam shaft gear was set to up and the flywheel was set to the plus, then i check to see if it lined up and it did

did you change the tensioner?
double check to see that the tensioner was properly adjusted and tight, should be no slack in the belt once everything is in place and the tensioner is adjusted.

[fijisac]

did you change the tensioner?
double check to see that the tensioner was properly adjusted and tight, should be no slack in the belt once everything is in place and the tensioner is adjusted.

well no i use the same tensioner, it runs and drives but it wants to die if u dont give it any gas but otherwise, it runs great, no rough idle, no jerking, its smooth

[Pico]

well no i use the same tensioner, it runs and drives but it wants to die if u dont give it any gas but otherwise, it runs great, no rough idle, no jerking, its smooth

it still sounds like a tooth off.

[fijisac]

it still sounds like a tooth off.

well its night time so i will double check it tomorrow then and thx for the help

[BITESIZE]

Try adjusting your distributor, I bet thats the problem.

[fijisac]

Try adjusting your distributor.

well i guess i could try that

[russiankid]

Try adjusting your distributor, I bet thats the problem.

Thats kind of the easy way out. Its better to have it all aligned correctly.

[fijisac]

Thats kind of the easy way out. Its better to have it all aligned correctly.

yea but its a lot of work if its only off by 1 tooth do u think?

[BITESIZE]

Thats kind of the easy way out. Its better to have it all aligned correctly.

His timing was probably not right before he did the timing belt. Now that the crank and cam are lined up properly, doing the distributor timing will help it run better.

P.s. use a timing gun.

[fijisac]

His timing was probably not right before he did the timing belt. Now that the crank and cam are lined up properly, doing the distributor timing will help it run better.

P.s. use a timing gun.

well i cant use a timing gun unless the car is run continues right?

[Pico]

yea but its a lot of work if its only off by 1 tooth do u think?

just do it.
I had the same problem when I installed my Adj. Cam gear.
Better to have it done right then to tale the easy way around it

[fijisac]

just do it.
I had the same problem when I installed my Adj. Cam gear.
Better to have it done right then to tale the easy way around it

yea dats true but what if i can hear a vacuum leak, could a vacuum leak cause it to shut off?

[BITESIZE]

yea dats true but what if i can hear a vacuum leak, could a vacuum leak cause it to shut off?

Was it leaking before?

[Pico]

thats possible also.

[fijisac]

Was it leaking before?

well before the belt broke, the timing was off and it had a rough idle and i could only go up 2 85 mph but now i can take to 100+ mph easy

[fijisac]

thats possible also.

well before i mess with the timing again i wanted to double check all the vacuum like before i do 3 hour job at work