

| Subject: | Got skunked yesterday by 2.1L NoStart |
| From: | OlRivrRat |
| 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 floodedHave something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »