Distributor maxed at 9 degrees?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by trialnterror, Aug 3, 2009.

  1. trialnterror

    trialnterror Guest

    Well I have a 1992 Honda prelude si 4ws that I did a h23 to h22a4 swap
    in! I got the motor in and it bogged really bad! So I take it apart
    and notice the flywheel is a couple inches off! Well I decide I don't
    want to mess with it so I take it to a shop and figure they would be
    able to do it! Well it's been a week and the guy said ya the crank was
    off two teeth! But ya he throws the "but" in there! I can only get it
    to time to 9 degrees and the dizzy maxes out! N he says it's because
    I'm using my h23 dizzy(distributor) he then goes on to tell me I need
    to slot the holes out more so he can get 6 more degrees ? Well I take
    the dizzy off ( this was friday) n tell him I will do it n bring it
    back Monday ! Well when I pulled it ( the dizzy ) off the cap broke
    ( little metal piece and so I took n went to Boyds imports to get one
    sat. Well I begin to tell the guy there what I plan to do n he tells
    me this," dude I've seen that a hundred times, your exaust cam is off
    by one tooth that's why u can't adjust it cause the Exhaust Cam drives
    the dizzy ! You need to go back n tell him to adjust it and don't mess
    with your dizzy cause it ante right !"

    So can any one verify this happens on a h22a4 with h23 dizzy? If so
    what can I tell the guy so he will listen to me? What else can I look
    for to verify this condition?Please help!!!please I want my ride
    back
     
    trialnterror, Aug 3, 2009
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    trialnterror Guest

    Well I went to the shop n it's dead on so looks like I'm going to
    drill it out?
     
    trialnterror, Aug 3, 2009
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    trialnterror Guest

    What good is this site no help at all !
    Well did my own home work n this is what I found ! Cap rotor and dizzy
    are shot put new dizzy in and it centered the hole when timing it no
    bogging no leaking runs great !! Thanks for nothing
     
    trialnterror, Aug 4, 2009
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    Stewart Guest

    What good is this site no help at all !
    Well did my own home work n this is what I found ! Cap rotor and dizzy
    are shot put new dizzy in and it centered the hole when timing it no
    bogging no leaking runs great !! Thanks for nothing

    This is not a site, it is a globally distributed newsgroup. The
    predominant language is english...I recommend that you try to repost
    using it if you wish to solicit responses.
     
    Stewart, Aug 4, 2009
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    Joe Guest

    I was going to answer, but I still can't find a translator for
    whatever language he was using. I still am not sure what a "dizzy"
    is, but I hope that my car doesn't have one...
     
    Joe, Aug 4, 2009
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    Stewart Guest

    We may never know, as we'll probably never hear from whoever it was
    again. He must have found usenet by accident.
    Great quote from a great movie.
     
    Stewart, Aug 7, 2009
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    Dave Kelsen Guest

    You guys seem to be complaining about this person's writing skills, but
    your reading comprehension skills are sorely lacking. I read the
    original message, and the poster included the word 'distributor' in
    parentheses when describing the part, at least once.

    Next time pay attention. This isn't rocket science.


    RFT!!!
    Dave Kelsen
     
    Dave Kelsen, Aug 7, 2009
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    jim beam Guest

    so, as a rocket scientist yourself, why didn't you answer the guy's
    question? [rhetorical]
     
    jim beam, Aug 7, 2009
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    Stewart Guest

    Hmm, was that the car distributor or the car parts distributor he was
    referring to? I thought I had the answer, but now I'm not so sure.
     
    Stewart, Aug 8, 2009
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    z Guest

    yeah, i'm pretty sure the OP could have posted the question in the
    King's English and nobody here would have known the answer either.
    folks who are doing honda engine swaps and mixing and matching parts
    aren't on usenet any more.
     
    z, Aug 14, 2009
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    Joe Guest

    Not at all. It really didn't matter. The problem, from the beginning
    was a bad distributor, and should have been tried first. While no one
    answered him with that information, he should have done it on his own.
    If you're swapping engines, you should actually know something about
    how they work...
     
    Joe, Aug 14, 2009
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    jim beam Guest

    no, it was either the wrong distributor or it was tooth out. either way
    though, the op was writing like a retard. and an argumentative one at
    that. who the hell wants to deal with that crap? [rhetorical]
     
    jim beam, Aug 14, 2009
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    z Guest

    well, after a while you realize that the world of "import performance"
    or whatever you want to call it combines the worst features in terms
    of dumbness and crookedness of the traditional hot rod culture and of
    the "youth culture".
     
    z, Aug 15, 2009
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    Forrest Guest

    well, after a while you realize that the world of "import performance"
    or whatever you want to call it combines the worst features in terms
    of dumbness and crookedness of the traditional hot rod culture and of
    the "youth culture".

    I pulled a good one with my 89 Accord. I did several jobs on it at once,
    timing belt included. I went to adjust the timing and couldn't quite get it
    to go to the red, 15 degree mark. I rechecked the belt and it was OK. It
    turns out that I had reinstalled the thermostat cover backwards and it
    wouldn't allow the distributor to turn enough to the advance direction.
    Cute
     
    Forrest, Aug 21, 2009
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