If the mechanic looked at it and said your timing was off, why wouldnt you just have them do it?? If you dont really have experience working on cars, imo i would have someone else switch cam pulleys and put everything back to TDC. I had the same problem and smelled gas after hard acceleration. Had poor fuel economy accompanying all this with an idle of about 1000rpm sometimes 1100 after warm up. Try putting 2 or 3 bottles of “Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner” in there. If always peps any of our cars up and the run it almost to empty, I guarantee you’ll notice a difference.

• If you dont really have experience working on cars, imo i would have someone else switch cam pulleys and put everything back to TDC.
• Either lossen it up enough where u can see a good size gap or completly unmount it but make sure that down pipe is not going to be swinging around.
• My suggestion is to eliminate the exhaust being plugged, disconnect the exhaust manifold at the point that it bolts to the down pipe.
• If they are aligned, tighten the pulley and give it a shot.
• Try putting 2 or 3 bottles of “Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner” in there.
• If these marks are off, it can cause BIG problems along with not starting.
• I would check the timing before i would check the plugs just because its a little easier.

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It’s some strong stuff bro but even Mama and Brooke can tell when I put it in there cars.

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• If the marks are not aligned, align them and then tighten down the pulley and give it a shot.
• Try putting 2 or 3 bottles of “Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner” in there.
• I had the same problem and smelled gas after hard acceleration.
• My suggestion is to eliminate the exhaust being plugged, disconnect the exhaust manifold at the point that it bolts to the down pipe.
• Either lossen it up enough where u can see a good size gap or completly unmount it but make sure that down pipe is not going to be swinging around.
• I would check the timing before i would check the plugs just because its a little easier.
• It’s some strong stuff bro but even Mama and Brooke can tell when I put it in there cars.

Have you looked at the spark plugs to see if they need to be changed? Also, with the cam pulley that wobbles, check to make sure the timing marks on both cam pulleys and the crank pulley are aligned vaiyo.io with the timing belt. If these marks are off, it can cause BIG problems along with not starting. If the marks are not aligned, align them and then tighten down the pulley and give it a shot.

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If they are aligned, tighten the pulley and give it a shot. I would check the timing before i would check the plugs just because its a little easier. If ur car is off timing, in general, ur check engine light be on and it would idle rough. My suggestion is to eliminate the exhaust being plugged, disconnect the exhaust manifold at the point that it bolts to the down pipe. Either lossen it up enough where u can see a good size gap or completly unmount it but make sure that down pipe is not going to be swinging around. Then take it on a test drive and see if it makes a difference.

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• If the marks are not aligned, align them and then tighten down the pulley and give it a shot.
• Also, with the cam pulley that wobbles, check to make sure the timing marks on both cam pulleys and the crank pulley are aligned with the timing belt.
• Had poor fuel economy accompanying all this with an idle of about 1000rpm sometimes 1100 after warm up.
• Have you looked at the spark plugs to see if they need to be changed?
• My suggestion is to eliminate the exhaust being plugged, disconnect the exhaust manifold at the point that it bolts to the down pipe.
• If always peps any of our cars up and the run it almost to empty, I guarantee you’ll notice a difference.
• Then take it on a test drive and see if it makes a difference.
• If you dont really have experience working on cars, imo i would have someone else switch cam pulleys and put everything back to TDC.

• My suggestion is to eliminate the exhaust being plugged, disconnect the exhaust manifold at the point that it bolts to the down pipe.
• I would check the timing before i would check the plugs just because its a little easier.
• If ur car is off timing, in general, ur check engine light be on and it would idle rough.
• If always peps any of our cars up and the run it almost to empty, I guarantee you’ll notice a difference.
• Then take it on a test drive and see if it makes a difference.
• Also, with the cam pulley that wobbles, check to make sure the timing marks on both cam pulleys and the crank pulley are aligned with the timing belt.
• Either lossen it up enough where u can see a good size gap or completly unmount it but make sure that down pipe is not going to be swinging around.

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• I had the same problem and smelled gas after hard acceleration.
• If the marks are not aligned, align them and then tighten down the pulley and give it a shot.
• My suggestion is to eliminate the exhaust being plugged, disconnect the exhaust manifold at the point that it bolts to the down pipe.
• Try putting 2 or 3 bottles of “Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner” in there.
• Either lossen it up enough where u can see a good size gap or completly unmount it but make sure that down pipe is not going to be swinging around.
• I would check the timing before i would check the plugs just because its a little easier.
• It’s some strong stuff bro but even Mama and Brooke can tell when I put it in there cars.

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No crank, no start, no power