93 eclipse wont start

[b18a1civicef]

i just bought a 1993 eclipse i just put timing belt on it . It has spark gas and air but wont start

[b18a1civicef]

oh it is the 1.8L non turbo 5 speed

[david-b]

Originally Posted by b18a1civicef

oh it is the 1.8L non turbo 5 speed

Great mad awesome description of the problems and what you checked.

Check your timing to make sure it's not off.

[SilvrEclipse]

Check timing again. If it ran before you changed the belt but now it does not then you probably have the timing set wrong.

[b18a1civicef]

well, i bought this car and a 91 laser for 700 bucks. i was told that it just needed the timing set. we set the timing lastnight, that's when i wrote that. sorry the description wasn't the best. thanks, car started today, but it's tapping bad and barely stays running. think it's a bad head, i'll figure it out tomorrow morning.

[david-b]

Originally Posted by b18a1civicef

well, i bought this car and a 91 laser for 700 bucks. i was told that it just needed the timing set. we set the timing lastnight, that's when i wrote that. sorry the description wasn't the best. thanks, car started today, but it's tapping bad and barely stays running. think it's a bad head, i'll figure it out tomorrow morning.

Tapping? Like coming from the head? Sounds like the valves are bent from bad timing, which would cause a no/barely run situation like that. Pull the head and check for valve damage and replace whats needed.

[SilvrEclipse]

Check compression first. You may not need to pull the head.