whats wrong with it???

[robbo1987*2.3*]

blew a headgasket last friday so i changed the head gasket and valve cover gasket now its all back together and i cant get it to stay runnin??? itll start up and run for maybe 5-10 secs then start stumblin real bad and then cut off. Itll start back up but it the idle is all messed up and it just cuts off. im a lil lost because everything is how its sposed to b ??? any ideas

 

[NY Eric]

timing or ignition

I would think it is either off a tooth on the belt or something is out of whack on your ignition set up (dissy, or wire)

 

[Dr_EluSivE]

i bet your off a tooth on the timing belt.

Dr.

 

[140CILX-Coupe]

when you took the head off did you make sure the cam stayed in place?

 

[robbo1987*2.3*]

well

the timing is on ( i know for a fact triple checked it) when its runnin it sounds like it has a major vacuum leak on the intake side of the head. When the gasket blew it blew between #1 and 2 cylinders didnt effect any coolant or oil passages so it didnt smoke i drove it mabe a mile or two and it was runnin ****ty but it was goin. do yall think maybe somehow the inake( lower intake/head) gasket is messed up?? or any other types of things that might have gone wrong???? i can hear the leak but it waont stay runnin long enough for me to pin poit it. any help appreciated

robbie

 

[JB66]

You have a massive vacuum leak. Spray some carb cleaner around to locate it.

 

[robbo1987*2.3*]

well

i officially graduated to the rank of dumbass lastnight lol. the vaccuum leak was where i didnt tighten down the bottom throttle body bolts. and it was runnin ****ty because i had the vam wires, where they connect to the old egr wires, hooked up backwards so i switched them and it started up then i found the leak but its all fixed now, except for a lil leak in the valve cover and manifopld gaskets, when i set the timing i set it to 10 degree with the spout out was this correct??? i read abouit it in one of dr's threads about the boost and timing its only runnin 8 pounds right now i want to b easy for a week or two but ill turn it back up to 15-17 and let yall know what it does thanks for the help yall.

robbie

 

[140CILX-Coupe]

good luck