ChaoticEntity@gmail.com wrote in
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>> i still say cam timing's off. it's easy to set the cam and the crank
>> so they align, but have the belt one tooth out simply by having the
>> belt slack. you need to assemble, tension, then re-check the
>> mechanical timing /afterwards/. carefully rotate the motor three
>> times, then slowly bring the crank timing point up to tdc keeping the
>> belt under tension. only then can you be 100% certain that cam
>> timing is correct.
>>
>> and to emphasize, ignition timing is a different matter entirely to
>> cam timing - ignition can look perfect with the cam 19 degrees out.
>> the gotcha check for this is the position of the distributor - it
>> should be roughly in the middle of the rotation slots. if the cam is
>> out, it'll be towards one end.
>>
>> finally, use the right book - some are crap. helminc.com is the
>> source for factory honda service manuals - easily the best investment
>> you'll ever make in your honda if you do your own maintenance.- Hide
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> followed step by step from the honda service manual, well then
> tomorrow I'll rotate the crank pulley to TDC, take the valve cover off
> and check the marks on the camgear just to triple check the mechanical
> timing.
>
> Any ideas what it might be if it's not the timing? vacuum leak?
>
>


Bent valve.

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