Resealing my engine...something has gone horribly wrong, I think.

[discrete85]

Someone, please tell me that my problem is not really bad.
I have just put new gaskets and a cam chain in my coupe. I followed Bill's directions for the cam chain, and everything was just peachy. I put the cam back in, got the chain on the sprocket, installed the tensioner, and WALA! the chain cam doesn't turn! The pistons move when the car is in gear and moved. The chain seems to be in the right place because everything is taught with the tensioner in place, but me thinks the chain is not on the bottom sprocket. Could this be, and if so, what have I done wrong. And more importantly, how do I fix it.
All help is appreciated!!!!!!
Alan

[teh_intarnet]

Hi Alan, while I don't have any advice for you, I remember getting into the same thing
when I rebuilt my motor about ten years ago�which was the last time I did any work on a
Honda. And the fact that I can't remember the ins and outs of it speaks of the problem not
being that big of a deal. Good luck with it.
OK
RC

[Steve Wander]

No problem, just remove the tensioner and slide the chain off the cam. dip it down and find the lower sprocket and slide it up and on again. Nothing horrible, just missed the lower cog.

> ----- Original Message -----
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> teh_intarnet
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> Monday, June 05, 2006 5:58 PM
> Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Resealing
> my engine...something has gone horribly wrong, I think.
> Hi Alan, while I don't have any advice for you, I remember getting into the > same thing > when I rebuilt my motor about ten years ago�which was the last > time I did any work on a > Honda. And the fact that I can't remember the ins > and outs of it speaks of the problem not > being that big of a deal. Good > luck with it.
> OK
> RC
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> "ALAN FLORSHEIM"
> wrote:
> Someone, please tell me that my problem is not really bad.
> > I
> have just put new gaskets and a cam chain in my coupe. I followed Bill's > directions for > the cam chain, and everything was just peachy. I put the > cam back in, got the chain on the > sprocket, installed the tensioner, and > WALA! the chain cam doesn't turn! The pistons move > when the car is in gear > and moved. The chain seems to be in the right place because > everything is > taught with the tensioner in place, but me thinks the chain is not on the
> bottom sprocket. Could this be, and if so, what have I done wrong. And > more importantly, > how do I fix it.
> > All help is
> appreciated! !!!!!
> > Alan