I changed the head gaskets on my 99 Malibu. I had the heads checked and
were resurfaced. I changed the plugs, wires put it back together and
now it won't start. It sounds like the engine is out of time. I have
checked the plug wires and all are correct according to the chilton
manual. checked the pushrods, checked compression and only have
compression in 2 cylinders # 3 and # 5. The car ran great before.
What's the deal????
Lawrence Glickman - 28 Jan 2006 03:33 GMT
>I changed the head gaskets on my 99 Malibu. I had the heads checked and
>were resurfaced. I changed the plugs, wires put it back together and
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>compression in 2 cylinders # 3 and # 5. The car ran great before.
>What's the deal????
Where are your valves when the pistons go to Top Dead Center? You
know the sequence from *the book,* so where are the valves for each
cylinder when it is supposed to fire?
Check this with the valve covers off, engine off. Turn the crankshaft
with some mother of a wrench. Sounds like your timing relative to the
crankshaft is incorrect.
Lg
kckilgore@gmail.com - 28 Jan 2006 03:42 GMT
I can't change the timing, the car doesn't have a distributor. the
crank, cam and pistons never moved from the time it was taken apart
till the time it was all back together.
Lawrence Glickman - 28 Jan 2006 03:46 GMT
>I can't change the timing, the car doesn't have a distributor. the
>crank, cam and pistons never moved from the time it was taken apart
>till the time it was all back together.
Then you must have leaks at the head gasket.
news - 28 Jan 2006 03:59 GMT
> I changed the head gaskets on my 99 Malibu. I had the heads checked and
> were resurfaced. I changed the plugs, wires put it back together and
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> compression in 2 cylinders # 3 and # 5. The car ran great before.
> What's the deal????
Try backing off the lash on the valvetrain. Sounds like you did what I
did on my race car when adjusting lash - the valves are all hanging
open. Or like Lawrence said, you gotta bad leak at the head gasket.
Are you sure you've got the plugs back on the right cylinders and coils
and in the right order?
Check for spark? Check for fuel?
Maybe you've got something disconnected that's giving the computer a big
"negative" on the firing.
Dumb question, but WHY did you change the head gaskets in the first
place? What was broken?
Ray
Bob - 28 Jan 2006 05:45 GMT
>I changed the head gaskets on my 99 Malibu. I had the heads checked and
> were resurfaced. I changed the plugs, wires put it back together and
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> compression in 2 cylinders # 3 and # 5. The car ran great before.
> What's the deal????
You do realize the intake and exhaust pushrods are different lengths?
Bob