my motor is hurt - Honda Prelude Forum

PreludeRacer023 · 07-13-2003, 05:54 PM

running at the battle of the imports, making a lone pass, and my car lost power...got to the pits, crank pulley was very loose second time this has happened now my car has no power, i drove it home, but had no power, stutters and hesitates..i took second place in the battle of the imports..won some cash and cool stuff..but im working on my car now damn

prelude styl · 07-13-2003, 06:07 PM

well I already talked to ya.. lemme know the results of the dry/wet compression test and we'll see if we can't figure out what's wrong.

They all gotta break some time

Just sucks when it happens.

Preyluder · 07-14-2003, 12:32 PM

What'd you do, spin a bearing or something? How much money did you win? Enough to take care of the fixing?

Satan_SRV · 07-14-2003, 12:44 PM

crank oulley loose....possibly you skipped teeth on the t-belt and bent valves. Check the timing on the cam gears, then go look on the flywheel to see where the timing mark is to determine if cam timing is messed up.

PreludeRacer023 · 07-14-2003, 10:21 PM

well I did in fact skip teeth on the timing belt, however it skipped to retard them...i set the motor to TDC by the flywheel and distributor, and the cams were retarded..., i bought a new timing belt, but first i decided to adjust my cam gears as far advanced as i could, i did that and my rocker arm became somewhat loose like they should be at TDC, which was a good sign, i put it together, started it up, nice idle, pulled away and i had power back, from 1500 yesterday, it wouldnt go anywhere, just bogged heavy today it took off, i was relieved, BTW while i was turning my crank manually to loosen the screw on the gears, it was very tight to turn, then i could hear the whooooosh as the comperssion came out which was a good sign, i dont think i bent anything..after i get my belt done, my freind is going to check the compression for me...im so relieved though...

Satan_SRV · 07-14-2003, 11:29 PM

Nice..glad to hear you might make it through okay..

brendon2k · 07-15-2003, 09:36 AM

Glad to hear you hopefully escaped with out having to do any work on the head.

PreludeRacer023 · 07-15-2003, 06:50 PM

i did the timing belt, but i have to redo it...its off, i got it running decent by setting my cams at neg4 and pos 4...i pulled pretty well on a GTP...so its running ok..but i need to get it right..pita..oh well

Mr.Squeeze · 07-15-2003, 08:25 PM

Glad to here every thing is alright with your motor.

PreludeRacer023 · 07-16-2003, 07:45 PM

my damn exhaust cam is off one freaking tooth!!! grrr..oh well fix it friday..later