So I just finished up the head gasket on my 98 legacy ob. I triple checked the timing. I'm sure I connected everything up. Now it will crank but it won't start. I can smell a strong smell of exhaust/gas out of the tailpipe.

I'm lost. I read on another forum that this happend to some guy but he bent a valve. Wouldn't I be able to hear that? The cams did slip once when i was doing the timing but i spun the crank around a few times after it was all tightened up to make sure i couldnt hear any metal on metal.

What else cold it be?

Thanks in advance

Edited May 25, 201213 yr by dm88

got it! thanks anyways!

So what did you find?

It was the timing...I thought I did it all right but I can see how all that work fogged my mind. I'm glad it was that and not something I would have had to spend money on.