1987 Opel Other Replaced Broken Cam Moter Wount Start Could Wrong

1987 OPEL
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replaced broken cam. the moter wount start what could be wrong?
Dec 28, 2012 at 6:19 PM
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Why was the camshaft broken?

Did you check for other damage? Valves, piston etc?

If no other damage, are you sure you aligned the correct TDC marks?

Re-trace your steps... too many variables to take a guess at what could be wrong.

Thomas
Dec 28, 2012 at 6:23 PM
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