thanks for looking guys!!!! I'm trying to teach my son some car knowledge the tensioner failed because I forgot to check the kids work. I sent him out yesterday to tear down the timing belt area, we put it back together and got to the point where we needed the nut for the pulleys. I looked at him and said wheres the nut he said I thought you pulled it off. The pulley failed because my son never tightened it and the nut fell off. As to how far out of time i was just enough teeth to stall the car I hope. I'll know more on Saturday when we get a new nut from Honda!! I'll let ya know how it turns out. you guys are the best THANKS for all your time!!!!!

Ok car guys I've replaced the timing belts and the nut and it car starts YAHOO not hearing any valve ping. But not sure i survived the storm, I'm getting a little back blow noise sometimes its just in the intake other sounds come from what I think it the valve cover. Ive only ran it at Idle and the noise is more than intermitant but not all the time. please advise and let it be good news. I am HOPING your opinion is just missed the timing by a tooth or too but expect the worst. Thanks again

When a valve bends it sticks in slightly open position. This should produce a steady miss; put, put, put. You may be getting enough compression to get a sometimes fire.

A compression test will "tell the tale".

good luck

compression checked I have 155 PSI on 3 Pistons and 150 on another. I've poked around the forum and can't find what the PSI number its supposed to be. do i have good compression?

These should be OK. Min is 135 psi, w/ max variation of 28 psi. You got lucky!

Blow back could indicate timing problem. Verify basic timing of crankshaft and camshaft.

good luck

about to give up and junk the accord! the car has everything it needs, I timed it again making sure of TDC on compression stroke car just wont start. It might just be a dud, pulled the distributor cap off its new and found oil in it. not a lot just enough to see and had some on the bottom of the ignighter. not sure what that means but I think its why its not starting. into this car for 1300 DO YOU THINK ITS DONE?

into the car for 1300 IS IT DONE can't get it to start did the timing again second guessing myself at TDC on compression stroke. have fuel and spark not sure what to do next. took the new distributor cap off and found oil not a lot just some and some on the bottom of the ignighter. Oil in the cap and the car has yet to run this is bad news any new ideas

Be sure you have spark on all four plugs.

Don't take this wrong but be sure you have the order correct. #1 cyl - belt end - at TDC, pull the dist cap and note the position. Is it pointing to the #1 terminal, wire, on the cap? Order from there is 1-3-4-2.