macm

Just wanted to thank the folks that post often here. My head gaskets and clutch went bad at the same time, so I decided to go ahead and take out the engine and fix it all. I had never done anything like this before and the shop wanted 1800 in labor to fix the clutch and the head gaskets. But she is worth it (1990 Loyale in nice shape). I got the whole thing back together and put it back in. Turned her over and nothing. I was pissed. Well I came in and decided to look on line. I could not find the answer anywhere. Then I came across USMB. You guys rock!! It turns out that the manual was a little misleading on the timing for the crankshafts. I didn't have them out of phase 180 like they need to be. A long story short, I took her apart yesterday, redid the timing and presto... She started right up!!! So thanks again! My buddy (who actually helped me the whole time and had never picked up a wrench before) was nice enough to put some pictures online. This is his site if you are interested. Saturday: http://www.railstar.us/blog.php?blogid=27 Sunday: http://www.railstar.us/blog.php?blogid=28 -Mac