'92 shadow won't start

[shadowowner]

Timimg belt slipped off. Is it possible for the timing to get so messed up afterbelt slips that the vehicle won't start. What's the corrective action?

[Aaron_01]

I am not very experienced but when I did my timing it slipped some teeth the fist time (or I did it wrong) and when I put it back on and would not start.


This is the page I used to repair my 88 Shadow.

http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/enginetiming.html

Took a few times for me to get it exactly right and now I can have all belts off and on and timing redone in no time.
I must sound like a nerd but it was a pleasant experience to learn to do it for myself. The only thing I had to buy was the Torx socket set which Napa ordered for me. The one that fits the 88 main crank shaft pulley bolts is a NAPA NBT 10, at least that is what the socket has printed on it.

[theFREAKnasty82]

Originally Posted by shadowowner

Timimg belt slipped off. Is it possible for the timing to get so messed up afterbelt slips that the vehicle won't start. What's the corrective action?

yes, if it is as much as a tooth off, it will not start. You also face the possibility of piston-to-valve contact and could have a bent valve thus ruining your compression in the engine.

[ricebike]

well, depending on what engine size u have in that vehicle, some are interference...while other's are "free-wheeling" so your engine can be safe wehn the belt snaps.

i'm guessing that you have the 2.2L SOHC engine, which is "free-wheeling" vs the 2.2L DOHC, which is "interference"

w/ the former version engine, all you haveta do is make sure that the timing marks line up. the latter version-- Mr '82 already explained it.