I got a brand new engine built for me and did the install myself, now I can't get the damn thing to start up. It cranks like it wants too, but I can't get it to fully turn over and run. If starter fluid is used then I can get it to go for a little bit before dying out. My friend and I think its a computer management issue.

After popping a plug the front rotor was a little gas heavy, while the rear was fine. We swapped injectors to test to see if one was just stuck open, and the same thing happend with the front rotor. When the plugs were removed we'd get little puffs of gas out of the plugs but not in the rear rotor.

When we try to use the jumper to 'prime' the fuel system it keep running and dosen't stop 'priming'. We can't discover a leak in the fuel system and we aren't sure if its just dumping into the engine. The damn thing wants to start but we can't get it too. Any theories or ideas out there? Any help or leads we can get would be most appriceated.

 

Make sure your crank angle sensor is installed properly... Those things rotate a bunch when you start sliding them in!

 

Dr.ifTeR is right is sounds like a timing issue. First restab the dizzy then have your friend slowly move the Dizzy while you are cranking it, try moving it both directions from center and see what happens. You could also use a timing light while you are cranking it over to see if the timing is anywhere close to where it should be.

 

i had the same problem when i did my engine swap. it was nothin but mymistake.. maby check and see if the (ECU?) thing underneath the stereing colum is unplugged.. i totaly forgot to plug it back in but when i pluged it back in it started anad ran like a champ