I replaced my head gasket this weekend and seemed to have really messed something up while I was in there.
This is what it sounds like..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jON1j33MzQ0
Yes, I know about the fan being stuck, it was on the ratchet and starts hitting it at the end making that whirring noise at the end before the engine dies.
Here is what I did to change out head gasket: Took off air box and valve cover, removed camshaft and checked my valve lash. When removing the camshaft I "DID" take the timing belt off the sprocket, knowing that I had a squealing that I wanted to check out down below so I was going to redo the timing anyway. I removed head bolts and exhaust manifold bolts. Lifted up head enough to remove old gasket and install new. Some coolant fell into 4th cyl and I cleaned it out with rag. (I did drain the coolant beforehand.) Replaced head bolts to torque spec and replaced exh bolts and gasket with new. I took off the metal serpentine belt guides and put a little grease between them, and that small plate that sites between the guide and the crank sprocket for time belt A.
I did the timing after the rebuild the marks line up PERFECTLY. I pulled the 1st cyl plug and made sure it was TDC compression on first cyl (after intake valve open n close) and it still sounds like its off timing or something. I checked the distributor and its on the correct cylinder also. It'll start after a few cranks but still sounds awful so I was afraid to run it more than to take the video.
A few ideas I had thought of... Cyl hitting jet valve? I didnt check them after replacing the cam shaft but was going to remove the screws as was recommended in one of the threads. Head not lined up perfectly on block? (Wouldn't this not make compression..?) I'm not sure, but the entire engine is shaking when its running and it is very rough.
At least it was running well compared to this before I replaced the head gasket. Now I honestly have nowhere to go from here besides getting a new head gasket and trying again. Any help would be appreciated. Please let me know what you guys think.
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