archemitis Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 i took a well running ea82 spfi long block, and stuck a carb, and a carb disty, on there, and tried to start it. it runs, but only on one side. i get spark to all plugs, but only the passenger side runs. i am missing something, and am getting frustrated. it starts, but shoots the unburned gas out the exhaust. sometimes i love subarus, but alot of times i hat them and want to hit them with large hammers! oh yeah, its a brand new chrome accel coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Well, if all 4 plugs are getting spark, then its probably the plugs. Unless the heads are cracked or the gaskets are bad. If thats the case, there will be no compression, and the fuel will not ignite. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Is it possible the pass side belt is broken ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Sorry, I read your post in reverse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 like i said, i am desperate here. i have pulled the plugs, and changed them a couple times now. i have even pulled the fuel line, and ran the engine till it dies, so i would not flood it, or foul the plugs. what exactly happens when you flood an engine? the plugs get wet, and hold carbon, and cant spark under compression right? any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Fouling the plugs is more or less a 2-stroke engine term.. Its from flooding, the plug gets coated in Fuel/oul and won't spark To reverse this, pull the plug wipe off the excess fuel (plugs should never be wet when you pull then) and then heat the tip of the plug (electrode I beleive) witha lighter for about a minute and then put it back in... To me, it sounds like your timing belt setup is not correct on the drivers ride.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 i will admit i have to have something messed up, but i drove this motor to my house. and it ran great. the only thing i messed with was the disty, but if it was 180 out it just wouldnt run. everybody tell me the firing order real quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 and my harley fouls plugs from time to time, and its a 4 stroke. my gf flooded her hatch the other day, and new plugs fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Recheck your wires. Sounds like you have the wires backwards on the drivers side. 3...4 1...2 Firing order 1, 3, 2, 4 Which I am sure you know. Make sure the wires are correct on the cap as well. Nothing controls side to side firing of the plugs but wire location. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 thanks for the help guys. i did forget something. i forgot that my weber float stuck, and filled my lower end with gasoline. that made the engine hard to start, and only ran on one side. and when i say filled, i mean like twice the fluid that should be in the crank case. guess its all clean in there now! thats the working theory anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted December 29, 2003 Author Share Posted December 29, 2003 oh yeah, im also thinking about getting 1324 tattoed on my forearm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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