K-jet non starter after cylinder head overhaul

Hi folks,

this is deja vu, been here before with the same scenario & even with my experience the mk2 8v 2.0 is giving me grief!!

The cylinder head required an overhaul and once completed bolted everything up with a new head gasket/ head bolts etc.

When I swing the motor everything seems fine except shes just not firing up despite everything appearing in order?

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  The injectors quirt fuel if I swing the engine & lift the flap.

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  There is a spark (only checked no'1)

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  The timing mark on the inside of the camshaft pulley lines up with the dizzy and V timing mark on the flywheel.

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  Engine bay earth re-attached to camshaft cover.

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  Vacuum pipes all appear to be correctly attached.
  

So everything appears to be in order, but just doesnt fire up?!

Anyone got any suggestions?

Thanx

 

Are ht leads in correct order just a thought had same prob with me bro in laws

 

Should be fine, labelled before I removed them just in case & they were never removed from the dizzy cover either.

 

Was dizzy removed could be out if it was if not could still be out when intermediate shaft was lined up to put belt on. Rotor arm should have been pointing top left

 

On non starter I like to start with the basics. Remove the rocker box and no.1 plug. Remove dizzy car. Rotate CW looking on end of crank until no 1 is at top dead centre. Use a pencil/similar down the plug hole. Both cam lobes will be pointing up on no 1 at the 10 to 2 position, or the twenty past seven, symmetrical. The rotor arm should be adjacent to the electrode for no.1 when the lobes point at ten to 2.
Hope this helps, never fails for me

 

Hi BennyC, yes correct was lined up after at about 10/11 o'clock, did not list!

Thanx

 

Sorry misunderstood last message might be being thick here does that mean it was lined up bang on?

 

Reply could have been clearer! Yes it was bang on with the rotor lined up with the mark on the dizzy body.

 

good compression can pulley timing mark lined up with top of head?

 

Good compression on engine. Going to see if it will start now.....

Thanx for replies!

 

Keep us informed mate those marks look good flywheel mark wants to be directly under the pointer. I will say you see the black plug on the dizzy check that all 3 of the wires actually are connected to the pins sometimes when you push it on the wire can move away from the contact.

 

spark and fuel pressure? try some easy start down the TB

 

Everything was hundreds before the cylinder head overhaul. The fuel is definitely getting thru as the car smells strongly of petrol when you swing it. Spark on no'1 was good, so assume rest are fine too. Still the same with the above settings in the photos. Will check the dizzy pins right now.

 

Dizzy pins all intact, still the same result not starting. The fuel pump is definitely priming as you can hear it quite clearly. Enough fuel in the car too LOL.

 

Try advancing timing if you have compression fuel air and spark it should fire unless timing is way out

 

Hi BennyC, advanced the timing & checked the other leads which are all sparking. Still the same result with the engine just turning over & over :-(

 

Should have at least fired up are you 100% sure firing order is correct 1342 clockwise and leads on correct plug worth double checking mate can be frustrating working on golfs but often the simplest thing

 

easy start....

 

I found easy start dont work to well on petrol engines, I use a squirty bottle with petrol inside. Compression test it, see what you get.

 

Easy start might be marginally safer, either way you are after just a cough, splutter or something to give you a clue whether its a spark or fuel issue