Camshaft Help

[Johnman45]

So i have been having trouble with my 89 festiva and i finally figured out that the person that timed it last over tightened the camshaft bolt and stretched the threads so it cracked after driving it and then it sheared the pin holding the camshaft gear in the correct timing so i got another bolt and tightened it down so it wouldnt move and now it is fowling my 2 and 3 plugs and it is sputtering and backfiring and i cant figure out why. the camshaft gear is in the correct place and it is timed, so does any one have any ideas?

[dalebwilson]

Is the pin still sheared?

[Johnman45]

yes

[dalebwilson]

Do you have oil on the plugs or are they flooded with fuel?

[Johnman45]

Fuel

[william]

I have a good cam shaft here you can have.
cam out of my 89 carbed car so it has the fuel pump lobe you need.
pm me if interested I also have a cam gear.

[Johnman45]

But would a new cam shaft fix my problem and how much?

[william]

Free!!! I think I would be almost impossible it keep the gear where it needs to be with out the pin.

[Johnman45]

Well free is good, and it is staying in time.

[william]

If you 100% that its in time my next step would be look to ignition.
Wires and plugs. May be some others will chime in here and give some more things to check.

[Johnman45]

i have just replaced the plugs wires cap and rotor i don't know what else to look at.

[Johnman45]

Well i just replaced the plugs, wires, cap, and rotor, i dont know what else to look at.

[dalebwilson]

Verify you are you getting spark to the plugs. If not, I would suspect the ignition coil.

[Johnman45]

Yes I am getting spark to the plugs.

[dalebwilson]

Well... we know you have fuel and spark....that leaves compression and timing. Was the car running well before the cam pin sheared?