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Old 03-24-2010, 02:42 PM
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3vze wont start after head job

i can get my engine to start after getting a head job on my 4runner....all it does is back fire out the exhaust when i spray starter fluid in the engine?????

i put some downey headers on it during this process and i dont have my oxygen sensor hooked up. does it need that to run? i was going to wait to hook it up till i got my exhaust connected to my cat?
any help would be grand! this is beginning to haunt me in my dreams! lol jk
Old 03-24-2010, 03:44 PM
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I'm pretty sure not having your o2 hooked up has somthing to do with this. At the least hook it up and zip tie it somewhere to get your car to a muffler shop or where ever.
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backfiring while it is trying to start. I believe this happens when the spark goes off when the exhaust valve is open. (timing ) This happened to me after a HG job as well cause I accidentally turned the engine before I installed the rotor assembly. It sounds silly but things do happen. Also these engines are known for there timing belt slips after installation. So you can do what I did and tear it down to expose the cam sprocket marks and insure they both line up and that the timing marking is at "0" and that the rotor is facing the #1 in the cap.
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Old 03-24-2010, 04:47 PM
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backfiring while it is trying to start. I believe this happens when the spark goes off when the exhaust valve is open. (timing ) This happened to me after a HG job as well cause I accidentally turned the engine before I installed the rotor assembly. It sounds silly but things do happen. Also these engines are known for there timing belt slips after installation. So you can do what I did and tear it down to expose the cam sprocket marks and insure they both line up and that the timing marking is at "0" and that the rotor is facing the #1 in the cap.
Good luck

man that would suck to have to drain the coolant again to take the top timing cover off.
the rotor still lines up when the crank is at tdc.... ill guess ill start withthe oxygen sensor
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what's the verdict?
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Head job haha
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More than likely you have the dizzy 180 or 90 degrees out. This would cause the symptons you are describing
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Originally Posted by hilux1026
More than likely you have the dizzy 180 or 90 degrees out. This would cause the symptons you are describing
WINNER!!!! god i feel stupid!
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Glad to help
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Dumb question: what is the dizzy?
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Distributor...slang term for it
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oh and by the way there are no dumb questions as this is the way we all learn from posts on here
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Fo shizzle! Thanks man
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ok i have the same problem it ran good with out the alt and fan housing hooked up purred now with everytihng hooked up it wont even wana start wat gives?
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^froze bearing in the alt or fan mount?
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so how can i tell if the alt bearing went out?
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i took off the belts took off, the top timming cover, realined the marks up to tdc and dizzy at #1 but the alt is warm and magnitic for some reson that i dont konw
i need help
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and still wont fire
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I have the same problem? Did you fix it? I just did the hg's and it turns but no spark.
help?
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