| Subject: | Got skunked yesterday by 2.1L NoStart |
| From: | OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> |
| Date: | Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:20:17 -0600 |
Friend Andy here in ABQ has a 2.1L that won’t start,, Cranks well but NoStart ~
Spent a bunch of hours yesterday diag'ing but No Joy,,,
Info from Andy
with starter fluid it ignited, like poofed, but did not run
Verified-
spark - all cylinders whole path between coil and sparkplugs (1and2 were not sparking so those were replaced.
fuel - took off bolt on Tee, squirted fuel almost to ceiling
injectors - removed all injectors and fuel squirted
tried known good ecu (and this ecu in running van worked)
tried another (unverified) AFM
Distributor gear was off a bunch, reset per bentley. verified via timing light Cyl 1 was getting spark at TDC.
Temp 2 - tried unplugged and shorted
tried starting with fuel relay removed
quick checked cyl pressure on 2 while plug was out, good compression pushed my finger out. due to compression the engine was hard to turn with the plugs in.
Additional data-
When we opened pass’ side valve cover to verify TDC valve position, a bunch of fuely oil spilled out. even after all that drained the dipstick showed overfilled to upper twist
In general the thing smells fuely - could be from all the cranking.
It hasn't run since I had it. PO said it ran and then he did something and then it didn't run.
In addition to info from Andy above I'll add >
Battery shows 12.58VDC while cranking
Tried New Ignition Switch
Swapped in known good Coil
Swapped in known good IAC Relay
Tried cranking with WOT just incase flooded