Wet Weather?

[ElmerFudd]

Ok, this morning I went out to start my blessid truck and the damn thing would turn over fine, but wouldn't start for the life of it, I can hear the circuit relay kick in but is there a fuse I might be missing for the fuelpump? Should I blame it on wet wiring? Yesterday the truck started fine with no problems and I drove it all day without any signs of this happening. I'm kinda rushed this morning so I didn't get a good chance to look about, just looking for some heads up before I get home and I'll take a better look at it. Thanks for any help.

[Sidney]

Wild guess is the HV coil cable either on the ignitor/coil end or on the distributor cap is wet if not pull the ECU codes.

About half of the ECU codes stored on the first & second generation EFI Toyotas don't show a constant blinking check engine light therefore you must pull the ECU codes and auto tranny computer codes to see if a fault is registered.
To pull the ECU codes:

All 1980-1995 and including 1995 EFI equipped vehicle allow you to find engine and related faults by pulling the ECU (computer) codes without the need for a handheld OBDII diagnosis scanner,the sites listed below have the fault codes needed to pull the codes and the instructions on how to do it:

http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/codes/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/P...ct/Engine.html
http://www.mad-mechanic.com/toyota/t...tml#obtaincode
http://www.freewebs.com/th3duke/22RE-ECU.mht
http://www.troublecodes.net/Toyota/
http://members.igateway.net/~pscott/enginecodes.html
http://www.troublecodes.net/Toyota/
http://www.showmesome.info/hilux/inf...E/Page0096.htm
http://www.efisakh.narod.ru/at_toyota.htm
http://www.usatransdoctor.com/foreigntoyota.htm
http://www.autobook.co.kr/data_links...uble_codes.htm
http://www.ecutecparts.com/ccodes/toyota.html
http://www.autoshop101.com/forms/h27.pdf
http://autorepair.about.com/library/...bl-dtcs-36.htm
http://autorepair.about.com/library/...bl-dtcs-53.htm
http://autorepair.about.com/library/...bl-dtcs-90.htm

Pulling the ECU codes is the first thing I do to diagnosis a problem thereafter I reset the ECU to see if the same problems show up and if so I then take voltage measurements both with the engine running and not and compare with the factory service manual,I also close the ignition switch after a cold engine and also after a warm engine and compare them with the factory service manual.This technique will completely isolate your problem without having to do trial and error and it is the technique I use when repairing tv's,vcr's,home/car audio.

Sidney® ™
Repairs tv's,vcr's,home/car audio out of my home
E-mail:sidneybek@yahoo.com
Dartmouth,Nova Scotia
Canada
1985 Toyota 4-Runner,solid front straight axle,factory cruise control,sunroof,22R-E,W56,RN60LV-MSEK,rusted rear step/towing chrome bumper with 244 000 KM

[Gear Dog]

I would check the battery first.

[80toy]

if you think the electrical system got wet, try popping the distributer cap and spraying wd-40 in it. also, just letting it sit in a relatively dry place helps. just check your ecu, fuses, and distributer for water.

[ElmerFudd]

well yeah it wasn't starting due to a gummed up coil wire on the cap end. but then i ran into further troubles.. and it turned out to be a bad positive battery terminal, cause my starter was clickin' and in wouldn't turn.. but i temporarily fixed it until i can make it in to pick up a couple of new terminals. While I'm at it i'm going to ground the engine better and possibly run another ground to the chassis. Any suggestions?

[ElmerFudd]

Blast! The truck died this morning on the way to school coming down the highway . I had to get it towed cause I can't get in going again... It seems to turn over fine but it's spittin and sputtering and it wouldn't run?? I'm going to check it when I get home for spark so I'll keep this updated.. any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[ElmerFudd]

Well it turns out it was a broken connection at the fuel pump. So I took the box off and wired it straight and sealed of the hole around the wire... i shouldn't break again.