Need some help with starting issue
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:07 pm
16v 4age w/TVIS swapped SR5
I’m having issues with getting my 16v to run after changing the water pump from it cracking. The engine has some work done to it but no tune as of yet, however it ran with a ghetto rigged wire from the throttle body to the inside of the car to act as a “choke” to get it started (because of the tune). It ran fine before the water pump blew. Anyways... It sat for a few months before I got around to it. After changing the water pump, I went to start it up, it cranked over but wouldnt run. I hit with some starter fluid and it started but only ran long enough to eat all the starter fluid then died. I checked my spark plugs, and they were good, swapped out the dizzy cap and all spark wires cuz they were kinda f**ked up. I checked to see if I had good fuel pressure, which checked good so it’s getting fuel. I’m thinking it’s cuz it needs a proper tune but I also don’t see why I’m having issues to get it to start up. If y’all have any ideas or thoughts, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
I’m having issues with getting my 16v to run after changing the water pump from it cracking. The engine has some work done to it but no tune as of yet, however it ran with a ghetto rigged wire from the throttle body to the inside of the car to act as a “choke” to get it started (because of the tune). It ran fine before the water pump blew. Anyways... It sat for a few months before I got around to it. After changing the water pump, I went to start it up, it cranked over but wouldnt run. I hit with some starter fluid and it started but only ran long enough to eat all the starter fluid then died. I checked my spark plugs, and they were good, swapped out the dizzy cap and all spark wires cuz they were kinda f**ked up. I checked to see if I had good fuel pressure, which checked good so it’s getting fuel. I’m thinking it’s cuz it needs a proper tune but I also don’t see why I’m having issues to get it to start up. If y’all have any ideas or thoughts, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks.