How screwed am I? (Was: won't start after cam installation)

[Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com (Scirocco-Al)]

I drove my Corrado SLC probably the whole tome I owned i with bent exhaust
valves.  Only found them when I had to change the head gasket.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>
To: <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: How screwed am I? (Was: won't start after cam installation)


>
> I'd think that if there was interference it wouldn't be running. Not sure
> though. Anyone out there ever have an engine run _after_ interference
damage
> has occurred?
>
> Well, since you've got the distributor cranked so much, I'd guess that
your
> timing isn't as "spot on" as you first thought. Line up all those marks as
> discribed in your Bently. Start with the ones you can see without taking
off
> the intake and everything. If those are right, then I guess you're going
to
> have to take another look at the cams.
>
> -- Craig
>
>
> >From: Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: How screwed am I? (Was: won't start after cam installation)
> >Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 20:42:06 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >
> >  Well, it finally started, but wasn't running so well. With the
> >distributor turned as far clockwise as I could get it (because that was
the
> >way it was running the best), it was still running quite sluggish. After
a
> >little bit, I noticed there was a high-pitched clanking coming from the
No.
> >1 area.
> >All I can assume is that the cam timing wasn't as on as I thought it was
> >:(
> >The instructions from Autotech say not to be alarmed if it ran rough and
> >just to shut it off. So I did. I guess I'll try starting it up again in
the
> >morning...
> >But to hear the clanking noise?
> >Would the damaging of a valve be any more distinctive? How badly could
the
> >valve be damaged if it ran that way at idle-3000 for less than a minute?
> >Am I up shit creek? Anybody have a head for sale??!
> >(now I remember why I gave up D-I-Y jobs years back)  >:(
> >Any advice is greatly appreciated...
> >Thanks, Jeff
> >   Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >Just completed installing my autotech cams and new distributor, but the
> >damn thing won't start.
> >
> >Followed the directions to the letter, cam timing was on, engine timing
was
> >on...made sure everything was re-connected (plug wires in 1342 order
CCW),
> >but all it does it turn over. Rotating the distributor has no effect.
> >
> >There was one tiny pop during the first crank, but then nothing...
> >
> >It really seems that there's no spark at all or it's not being
distributed
> >right. I don't know what to make of it. I'm 99% positive I assembled
> >everything properly. It was running fine before I started this, so i'm
> >reluctant to think it's the coil....
> >
> >I may try the old distributor for the hell of it...
> >
> >Any ideas?  Thanks in advance!  Jeff
> >
> >
> >
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