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speny28
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Mar 17, 2010, 5:18 PM

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1996 Dodge Neon 2.0 litter single overhead cam, replaced timing belt, set timing, turns over, but wont start. I have fire to all 4 plugs. Good starter and battery. Fuel pump running and fuel flowing. Clutch all the way down and shifter out of gear. I find no vacume leak of any kind. Starter spins when I turn the ignition. Occasionally it almost tries to start and never does. Twice it back fired. Both timing marks are clear and easy to locate. Please help me.

nickwarner
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Mar 17, 2010, 5:32 PM

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prior to this work, how did this car run? Have you verified injector pulses with a noid light? Also, what shape are the plugs in? Is the check engine light on and if so what codes are present?

speny28
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Mar 17, 2010, 5:47 PM

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The lady that I am trying to fix it for drove it to NC from GA, so I assume that it was running good, as she is older and would not have chanced it otherwise. The plugs are in good shape. The check engine light is not on. I don't have access to a noid light.

James_85_jr
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Mar 20, 2010, 11:20 AM

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sense the timing belt broke it may have something messed up inside the engine. have you checked compression? just a thought

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