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Originally Posted by Frank_Jaeger
Did you take a picture of the timing before you put on the front cover?
The cams look right to me however that doesn't tell the whole story. I recently put an engine together where the block had been decked and because I didn't make up for the difference with a thicker headgasket the cams were not in the "correct" position when I did proper timing. You have to go by the number of links in the chain.
If you try to give the motor throttle will it stay running? Have you tried keeping it WOT briefly?
Off the top of my head there are these grounds:
Driver side:
Small one goes to firewall.
Small one goes to head.
Passenger side:
Big ass one that goes to the intake manifold.
Small one that goes to strut tower.
Small one that goes to fuse box.
Small one that goes to alternator.
Those are all in the lower and upper engine harness. There are some important body harness grounds too but those shouldn't have been screwed with for an engine swap.
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Im going to check all of my grounds then. and if going by number of links then yes, upper timing is on right. i made sure the spaces/links between cam markers were the same as all the references i saw in other write ups. im using an oem replacement gasket so i dont think my timing should be different than stock. and the surface was smooth. i made sure it was before i bought the block. Ill check for vacuum leaks. the only place i can see there might be a vacuum leak is behind the head, up close to the fire wall. since its kind of a small area to put my hands in, i might have missed one.
And yes, If i keep the throttle open, it will stay on with a slightly rough idle, but once i let go of the throttle, it dies.