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Old 06-01-2015, 10:43 AM
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So i finally got around to installing my Andrews 48h cams this weekend checked twice making sure cam timing is good. I finished everything up this morning and it started right up and i let it idle for a minute or two then shut it down and now it won't start again. The starter turns so its spark or fuel related. I did touch anything fuel related while installing the cams So i'm certain it's spark. i didn't remove the spark plug wires so i know there matched to the right cylinder, so WTF??? Help please!
 

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Old 06-02-2015, 08:50 AM
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Is your fuel pump energizing when you turn the ignition switch to run, you should hear it. Also did you check for spark at the plugs?
 
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Old 06-02-2015, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
Is your fuel pump energizing when you turn the ignition switch to run, you should hear it. Also did you check for spark at the plugs?
Ended up replacing the plugs and disconnecting the battery to reset ecm and it started right up. I kinda wish I would've done one then the other just to know which method fixed it.
 
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if the plugs were ok before the cam work, they shouldn't have been the issue
 
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Probably wasn't the plugs but a poor connection to the ecm is possible
 
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i took it for a ride yesterday after work and it rode real rough in the lower rpms, like under 2000 when going around low speed corners. I still on the stock map so i'm hoping thats the cause of this and not something else. I should have a better base map in this weekend.
 
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Originally Posted by tonebone_79
i took it for a ride yesterday after work and it rode real rough in the lower rpms, like under 2000 when going around low speed corners. I still on the stock map so i'm hoping thats the cause of this and not something else. I should have a better base map in this weekend.
get it tuned by a rep. tuner and youll be happy base maps are ok at best.....
 
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Originally Posted by tonebone_79
i took it for a ride yesterday after work and it rode real rough in the lower rpms, like under 2000 when going around low speed corners. I still on the stock map so i'm hoping thats the cause of this and not something else. I should have a better base map in this weekend.
Don't lug the motor (under 2k rpm). Makes very ugly things happen inside over time.
 
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Originally Posted by dynawg1
Don't lug the motor (under 2k rpm). Makes very ugly things happen inside over time.
That's some good advice there, unless you have a low compression big inch motor in it built for low rpm cruising.....
 
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