won't start

[doinou]

I just bought a 85 pu with 22r. The guy said it over heated. Well I looked at the oil and saw no water in it. I replaced the plugs,cap and rotor. It get's spark and turns over but won't start. I tried putting gas in the carb and no luck I also spray starting fueled in it as well. If it had a blow head gasket, would that cause it to not start? Also would it be better for me to find a used motor or just replace the broken parts. Also how hard is it to pull the head? I use to have a chevy luv that had a 1.8l iszue motor and replaced the head gasket on it all the time? Also how much would a good used motor cost. I only paid $200 for the truck and the body is in pretty good cond.

[krazy530]

Originally Posted by doinou

I just bought a 85 pu with 22r. The guy said it over heated. Well I looked at the oil and saw no water in it. I replaced the plugs,cap and rotor. It get's spark and turns over but won't start. I tried putting gas in the carb and no luck I also spray starting fueled in it as well. If it had a blow head gasket, would that cause it to not start? Also would it be better for me to find a used motor or just replace the broken parts. Also how hard is it to pull the head? I use to have a chevy luv that had a 1.8l iszue motor and replaced the head gasket on it all the time? Also how much would a good used motor cost. I only paid $200 for the truck and the body is in pretty good cond.

If its getting spark,fuel check the timming chain..bets thats your prob why it wont start
Pull #1 spark plug and bring motor around till your on #1 cylinder and see where the rotor is facing under the cap

Hope this helps you out

[doinou]

Originally Posted by krazy530

If its getting spark,fuel check the timming chain..bets thats your prob why it wont start
Pull #1 spark plug and bring motor around till your on #1 cylinder and see where the rotor is facing under the cap

Hope this helps you out

I did pull the cover and the timeing chain isn't broke. How will I tell if I'm on #1 cylinder. Will the piston be pushed all the way up?

[krazy530]

Well sense you have the cover off bring it around to you line up the timming marks then pull out #1 spark plug and see if its all the way up. You can use a small screw driver to stick in the hole to feel if its their. Also look at the dis rotor and make sure that is pointing on #1 cylinder and your not off ... You want to be on the intake stroke not the exhaust stroke. Good luck

[doinou]

if the timming is off, how do I set it correctly? I only had the valve cover off. sorry not the timming cover off.

[krazy530]

You would need to replace the timming chain and gears. Just try what I posted before you go and rip it down to the timming chain,Dont want to do any extra work if not needed. Good luck