04 Honda Civic Starts Hard After Head Gasket Job

Possible fuel issue. If it still don't start for you try squirting some starting fluid in and see if she fires right up. May have a fuel pump or regulator, or injector problem. Check fuel pressure.

I wouldn't resurfaced the head, I would have just replace the head, high mileage. After that mileage the head tends to get weaker if you resurfaced even you did like a pro, still would cause some problems like the one you have right now, because when resurfacing you are removing material from the head to make even surface that would affect timing, pistons, rings, etc.

Did you install the cam chain/belt one tooth off?

Resurfacing a head is what is recommended if it is not cracked. I never had, or heard of anyone having a problem after resurfacing a head.

He said he knows he got the timing correct. He checked it three times before putting it back together.

Thank you all for writing back and responses. I will check the fuel tomorrow and try some starting fluid. As for re surfacing the head, I barely took alot off at all. The head was in pretty good shape. If i took 5 thousands off it was alot. I had a large flat piece of granite with 320 grit sand paper that i used to clean and re surface the head. Once all the low spots were cut out, it was good to go and it did not take much at all. The timing is not off i know because i checked it man times and when it did run, it ran perfect with no check engine lights other than that one for the egr valve. its just weird that it happened when I did this job. The first time i went to start it after the job it didn't start for awhile i knew something was up.