it turns over but doesnt fire..i didnt check to see if the plugs spark but will do tomorrow anybody have an idea wut can be wrong? distributor?

 

Did it just start doing this out of nowhere? Does it crank normally or slow? Is it cold where you live?

Rob

 

Have you checked all your fuses and relays? Is it getting fuel and spark? There could be alot of different things thats keeping it from starting.

 

it is cold but it started normally on cold days before and yes it just starting doing this all of a sudden it cranks over normally not slow i havent checked for spark yet i will be doing that tomorrow. wut else can i check for?

 

welcome to yotatech... check the efi fuse

 

sorry im new to the scene and the site..where is the efi fuse located?

 

if i remember from other posts should be in the fuse panel on the inside

 

EFI fuse is behind the kick plate on the driver side. Its clearly marked. As far as other things to check, the engine only needs few things to work: fuel, spark, compression. Check compression. Check for spark. If those are good then it's fuel. It is usually not fuel though.

I have your same truck and I have been through it all. Feel free to keep those questions comin'.

 

do you think it may be the distributor?

 

Try the fuel pump test jumper to see if that helps:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...shtml#FuelPump

 

ignitor pack should be on your list to check. If you can roll start the truck but it won't start with the starter then it's probably the ignitor pack.

 

You can pull the distributor cap and check it for cracks or carbon. Just two bolts hold it on. Pull it off and look at it. Its more likely to be something else, but it is worth checking. You can rule most electrical stuff if you are actually getting spark i n the cylinder, so check that first. Some of my fellow Yotatecher's might disagree with this method, but pull one of the plug boots and hold it like a centimeter away from the valve cover or something metal. Have someone else crank the engine for a second, it you see spark then your getting spark. Do that with all four. Only takes a few minutes. Then come on back.

The more appropriate way is to go to auto parts store and get a spark tester for like ten bucks.

 

went to start it this morning and it started? now someone please tell me how that happened..lol

 

With the fuel pump issue (as discussed on the web page I posted earlier), starting can be intermittent. Mine acted up for a bit, then worked and so on until I finally hardwired the jumper. Some years later, I pulled the jumper and found it was working fine and has been doing that ever since.

 

you had the truck in gear and not in park?

 

Maybe you had flooded it.

 

nope neutral clutch ingaged

 

its fuel injected, i dont know how hard it would be to flood it but i didnt give it much gas when starting it..

 

thanks for the help guys if it starts acting up again i will come back for some more help. thanks again

 

My 86 4runner started doing the same thing sometimes it would start sometimes not. After testing everything it turn out to be the relay under the dash on th right side up behind the glovebox.