That is correct.

 

Okay. And as I'm starting to think I have a blown head gasket I did the radiator test without the cap and coolant bubbled out upon start up. Is this 100% accurate for determining a blown head gasket? I'm going to do compression tests towards the end of the week as another test for blown head gasket cause I'm really hoping its not...

 

No, IMHO that is not a good test to just jump to a HG leak. A block check or leak down is better. Coolant will rise when the car is first started and until it warms up.

 

I will try a block test next. I did a compression test and all cylinders seemed to be within spec.
1=160
2=140
3=160
4=150
Or is there no reason to consider going on with a block test with those results?

 

Now my car suddenly won't start. I've replaced the distributor housing to fix that oil leak inside the distributor and replaced the coil also. I made sure to put the new distributor on the same way as the old one to not mess up timing or anything. I double checked the connections and even pulled spark plugs out and noticed there was fuel on them. Could there be a fuel problem flooding the cylinders?

 

I have installed the distributor 180 out of time, and I did that not too long ago. It is easy to do and simple to check. You can rotate the engine by hand until the crank pulley mark lines up to TDC. Pull the cap and see if the tip of the rotor is pointing to the #1 spark plug wire.

Also, make sure the firing order is 1,3,4,2 on the spark plugs. Start at #1 then go clockwise (looking at dist. from passenger side of the engine bay), then 3, 4, 2.

 

You say the crank pulley lines up TDC. This is all marked where the pulley is? I will check this but it happened to not start before I changed the housing and coil because that was the only two parts I haven't replaced in the ignition system yet

 

You'll have to pull the upper timing belt cover to see that cam marks....helps to remove the plugs to turn the engine to TDC #1. Then pull the dist cap and be sure the dist rotor is pointing to #1 cyl on the cap.

Scrap that....you are going for the crank pulley....sorry.

 

There is a "pointer" on the lower timing belt cover......there is a small mark on the crank pulley those need to line up..

 

I was trying to give you a quick way to get the car to TDC, so you wouldn't have to remove the valve cover to see the cam sprocket.

The pointer is part of the timing belt cover and has a V at the end. A new crank pulley will have a white mark on the edge that is easy to see. It may not be easy to see the mark on the pulley after 11 years.

You could remove the #1 spark plug, sick a long screwdriver in there, then turn the engine by hand. Watch when the screw driver makes is pushed up as high as possible, then check the crank pulley for the mark. If you see the mark, then your are at TDC. If not, keep turning the crankshaft until the piston goes down then up again. That should be TDC, unless your marks on the crank pulley are hard to see.

This video is for setting timing, but he shows the marks on the pulley towards the end.