have spark but still wont start

guess i didnt need it :tongue:

the smoke has pretty much cleared up.

okay so i rotated the distributor all the way forward....think i may need to adjust the belt....anyway i have ran into a few problems :banghead there is something that comes out of the left side (looking at the engine) of the throttle body that got bent when i raised the engine ops i straightened out one of the vacume lines and replaced that but the part where it threads into the throttle body is bent. it still has no power and the intake is really loud from the filter....sounds like there is no filter on but there are no leaks that i can see. and now what i think is the biggest problem...my timing belt has rubbed right through my cover....it is sliding off of the pully and rubbing on the cover, how do i fix this? i thought we were going to be done! =[

oh also my powersteering is SCREAMING at me when i even so much as touch the steering wheel....belt to loose? fluid level is fine

I JUST WANT TO BE DOING THIS!!!! :auto or :driving

 

this is the part that was bent when lifting the engine.



this is the egr that you were talking about i believe.



this is the side of the filter where the loud sound is coming from (sounds kinda like i have a cold air intake...just louder.) this is where the pipe enters the front quarter panel of the car




and this is where the timing belt has rubbed through the cover....i put the "washer" on at the crank shaft with the lip facing out....going to take it all apart again tomorrow and inspect everything




i inspected all the vacuum lines and everything looked fine. i'm guessing that my timing is still off is all....took it for a quick test drive today and could barely climb a hill. rpm's wont go above 4500. i verified that it is firing on all 4 cylinders. hopefully re-doing timing will work.

 

well considering i have no AC and no idea where the AC pump would even go i really guess its not important :lol2

anyway i took it all apart today and installed a new timing belt. my timing was still off by a few degrees and the belt was pretty chewed up from rubbing through the cover almost all the way around. (seriously almost had a perfect cutout of the belt route lol) found out that it was coming off because i didnt have the tensioner pully tightened all the way. anyway it is now running better than when i bought it! AND JUST BEFORE CONVERTIBLE SEASON ENDS!!!!! :thumbsup:

 

thanks so much for all your help. there are still a few minor things that i need to figure out but if i have any questions i will start a new thread! thanks again!