gtfc115

#31

anyone think i should try starting it?

im just worried about that hole where gas leaks out. i have that screw in there, but that doesnt seem like the best solution. i dont know what should be in there though.

also, with no dipstick, there's probably a hole where oil will leak out. i'll have to jack up the car today and try to find where the dipstick goes...

Rjb23

#32

No get the fuel leak fixed first, and the missing dipstick isn't going to hurt anything.

lagos

#33

you could start a major fire ...buy that cold start injector hose and a new dip stick tube form toyota before you try to start it anything

This post has been edited by lagos: Oct 13, 2005 - 4:16 PM

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gtfc115

#34

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i fixed the leak...tried starting it, and i get no spark. it turns over and over, but nothing.

Rjb23

#35

Do you for sure have no spark or are you just saying that because it wont fire up?

gtfc115

#36

took a plug out and it wasnt sparking.

also, i dont know if it makes any difference, but i checked, and its not throwing any codes.

lagos

#37

bust out the multimeter.... put the key to ON, and start testing the harness plugs that go to your coil and your ignitor, write down all the voltages you get from each of the wires and post them here.

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gtfc115

#38

k here's what i got:

the larger black plug with 5 wires
1: 12v
2: 0v
3: 12v
4: 0v
5: 12v

smaller plug with 2 wires
1: 12v
2: 0v

lagos

#39

sounds about right, just off the top of my head. are you sure the harness plug is connected to the bottom of the distributor (its hard to see, you have to get your hand behind the distributor cap and feel around) and that the cap and rotor are new?

This post has been edited by lagos: Oct 13, 2005 - 8:06 PM

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gtfc115

#40

*sigh*

boy im starting to get angry that i spent so much money at that shop for them to leave so many plugs UNPLUGGED. GOD...the plug was there, but when i pushed on it...it snapped into place.

they arent brand new either...but we'll see what happens tomorrow.

lagos

#41

-gtfc115+Oct 13, 2005 - 8:14 PM

QUOTE(gtfc115 @ Oct 13, 2005 - 8:14 PM)

*sigh*

boy im starting to get angry that i spent so much money at that shop for them to leave so many plugs UNPLUGGED. GOD...the plug was there, but when i pushed on it...it snapped into place.

they arent brand new either...but we'll see what happens tomorrow.
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you mean the distributor harness plug wasnt connected and broke? bust out some crazy glue and try to fix the plug

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gtfc115

#42

no, it wasnt completely connected, so i snapped it into place.

i just tried starting it again but still nothing...pulled a plug and still no spark.

lagos

#43

here is something i just realized about your car . you battery is relocated to the trunk, right? how did they run the ground wires back there? there should be one wire that just grounds to the chasis and another one that grounds to the tranny. is all that hooked up right?

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gtfc115

#44

a ground to the tranny from the battery? No i dont have that.

the battery is in the very back corner on the drivers side. its grounded right under the plastic panel that comes off on the rear suspension...thats it...

can you show me where the ground should be on the tranny?

This post has been edited by gtfc115: Oct 13, 2005 - 8:56 PM

lagos

#45

>> run a ground wire to it... it bet that **** will fire right up

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gtfc115

#46

can i just put it anywhere on the tranny? then run it to the battery?

i'll have to do it tomorrow, its too dark now.

i should have just sent a wad of cash to you guys. you've been more help than the shop...i told him all i had to do was plug in the fuse box to get everything working (so far) and he was like "yeah i probably just mocked it up temporarily and then forgot about it" pshhhh...is that why i gave you thousands of dollars?! my friend who's been helping me said he went up to the shop and talked to the guy and he said he probably lost money working on it...sorry, but...GOOD.

This post has been edited by gtfc115: Oct 13, 2005 - 9:03 PM

celicast3sgte

#47

make it easier on urself the battery grounds to the chassis like a system would right? ok so just ground the tranny to the chassis too you should just take a 8-4ga wire and run it from where the tranny bolts to the block (with a connector attached) then with a connector on the other end bolt it to the firewall.

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gtfc115

#48

well...now im worried that's not the problem...
here's where 1 ground is on the tranny, right near the shift cables


and here's where its bolted to


This post has been edited by gtfc115: Oct 13, 2005 - 9:09 PM

lagos

#49

there is like a 12mm bolt right on top of the tranny that the ground cable goes to

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gtfc115

#50

^^^^

lagos

#51

hmm ... yeah thats the right spot for it.

do a ground test. find a few places where you were getting 12v at, and touch the black wire from the multimeter to an unpainted part of the motor and tranny to see if it still gets 12v

This post has been edited by lagos: Oct 13, 2005 - 9:16 PM

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gtfc115

#52

-lagos+Oct 14, 2005 - 2:13 AM

QUOTE(lagos @ Oct 14, 2005 - 2:13 AM)

hmm ... yeah thats the right spot for it.

do a ground test. find a few places where you were getting 12v at, and touch the black wire from the multimeter to an unpainted  part of the motor and tranny to see if it still gets 12v
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seems fine...

gtfc115

#53

what about this ground? its just kinda hangin out...

Rjb23

#54

That ground should run from the top of the alternator, it should bolt there and then plug into a wire that grounds to the passenger side strut tower.

You will see it, its the only wire pretty much on that side of the car, and it definatly the only plug that that plug will plug into.

gtfc115

#55

well...its bolted there, but nothing else is connected to it, and i cant find any plugs that looks like they go with it...here are the 4 spare plugs i have on that side of the engine...probably AC

Rjb23

#56

It should be bolted to the top of the alternator where it attaches to the block not near the a/c should be a black plug.

gtfc115

#57

-Rjb23+Oct 14, 2005 - 3:26 AM

QUOTE(Rjb23 @ Oct 14, 2005 - 3:26 AM)

It should be bolted to the top of the alternator where it attaches to the block not near the a/c should be a black plug.
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hmmm...i remember there were 2 plugs that didnt match, that the shop had to splice together. could it be these?

Rjb23

#58

No they would match up.

gtfc115

#59

i think once i get some money together, im gonna get a new distributor and wires. should i get the coil/igniter too? u guys think thats even part of the problem?