youngyota88

i have an 88 pickup 22re efi i have rebuilt the head 2 months ago. a drivability problem occurs whenever i get on the engine but never when i just cruise. the engine will cut out very quickly and comes back just as fast. the check engine light will glow just barely whenever this happens and i varies in rps so i am sure that it is something electrical since the computer throws the light. what does this sound like?

kmd1776

does it only happen when you get towards the higher RPM's or all threw the rpms??

toytech76

if the light is just barely glowing then I am inclined to think you have a bad ground. Have you tried to pull any codes?

youngyota88

ya through all rpms a ground to what tho

kmd1776

yea, under the hood is a small box that says "diagnostics" on it, under the cap you have a bunch of ports, jump E1 to TE1 and go back and count the blinking "check engine" lights. it flashes and pauses, breaking up the first and second digits of the code.

this is how it is on my 3.0 at least

youngyota88

no codes either

kmd1776

here found a link for the codes and how to do it for a 88 toyota... hope this helps

http://autorepair.about.com/library/...htm?once=true&

kmd1776

not too familiar with this exact engine, just got mine a couple of weeks ago. but if there is a vacuum advance on the distributor, make sure you dont have a leak at all otherwise youll be misfiring slightly. could be a ground to the electronic control box, but if that is im almost positive the car would start and die right after, not stay running.

apalmer1

you may also want to check the TPS -the throttle position sensor. Im sure there is a writeup on here somewhere for it.

just a 22re

check your timing you said you pulled the head to fix it ok did you put the dis in the right spot did you time her up right if its to far adv it will ping if to far retarded it will do just what your saying at lest thats how it was when i took mine for the first road test after my rebuild then after 50 miles i adved her to about 40 she runs like a dream now but i have to retard it just a little so get a tinming light and see wheres its at and time it up remember to jump the e1 and te1 and wait for the rpms to drop and look for the engine light to flash letting you know your in base timing hope it helps a little bit as far as the engine light goes sounds like a ground but it could be that it sees a miss time and doing that i dont know