Why won't Passport start after replacing timing belt
QAZOOZLE
MEMBER
1997 HONDA PASSPORT
180,000 MILES
Teeth tore off timing belt, jumped time. Replaced belt but it still won't start
Monday, September 12th, 2011 AT 12:26 AM
1 Reply
ASEMASTER6371
MECHANIC
52,797 POSTS
You may have damaged the valves from the belt breaking.
You need to check for compression first. Without that, it wont start. If the valves are bent, the head will have to come off and new valves installed.
Verify your timing marks as well.