Starts cold then wont start gremlin 3.4L
#1
Starts cold then wont start gremlin 3.4L
Ive got a 3.4L from a 98 4runner in my t100 that always starts perfect when cold and runs perfect when running.
Only after sitting about 15-30 minutes after driving it wont start. when its in the in between from warmed up and completely cold.
I have no check engine light and the shop cant seem to make it not start...
In order for me to get it to start I have to wait about 10 or 20 minutes and floor it.. then I have to pump the throttle to rev up the engine because its flooded really bad. But it always starts eventually.
Someone told me either a dirty idler valve or a bad TPS... Any ideas? I am too impatient to search the threads right now. sorry if this has been answered.
Only after sitting about 15-30 minutes after driving it wont start. when its in the in between from warmed up and completely cold.
I have no check engine light and the shop cant seem to make it not start...
In order for me to get it to start I have to wait about 10 or 20 minutes and floor it.. then I have to pump the throttle to rev up the engine because its flooded really bad. But it always starts eventually.
Someone told me either a dirty idler valve or a bad TPS... Any ideas? I am too impatient to search the threads right now. sorry if this has been answered.
#2
Cold start injector time switch may be bad, if the ecu thinks the engine is cold it will fire the cold start injector and flood it. I don't know the specs for your engine but the switch can be tested with a voltmeter for resistance values at different temperatures.
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From: Columbia River Gorge, Oregon...east side
Dirty IAC valve on the bottom of the throttle body may be dirty.
How does it run once it starts?
#5
So the shop thought it was the Crank positions sensor which makes sense, I thought this is what it was also... BUT it wasnt the problem... Now we are thinking its some sort of computer problem
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