Ok…. This is a long story with a lot of bad luck but definitely more stupidity on my part!!!!!
I have a 1995 FZJ73 with a 1FZ 4.5. She was originally carbureted but I have been running a Holley Sniper System with ejected fuel pump for sometime with great results. I’m posting here in the 80s section cause most of the 70s are diesels and very few have the IFZ and I know alot of 80 series have them.
So went into town today and when I got back I noticed I had a ton of oil come out the bottom. I popped my hood and found oil everywhere and noticed my oil cap was gone. I sure the blame is on me but that’s not really part of the saga. So I pull it over to the grass and leave it running a get the water house and careful clean around the engine trying to avoid the electrical areas as best I can. I also covered the open oil cap area to keeping water out of there. This is a common thing I do on occasions to clean the engine area after off-roading ….. never had an issue.
So during this process I look inside my truck and for some crazy reason she running hot. The gauge is at 245….. I shut her down grab a towel and get the radiator cap loose and let the pressure off the remove it and put the water house in the opening then start the truck back up and get the temperature down into the 180s. Everything seems ok and back to normal. After a few minutes the truck shuts off…… it took me quite a few times to get her restarted but eventually did. She seemed to idle fine and the temp was fine and stayed fine.
I went online and ordered a new oil cap but when I went into town( in my other truck) I stopped by auto zone and found one that fit. I figured with the temperature issue I would go ahead and change the oil after it briefly got that hot. I got home… she cranked right up and I pulled her into the garage.
I changed the oil and filter but when I tried to crank her she refused to start. After quite a while of trying to start her she fired up but I could tell the idle was not smooth. She was idling at 825 but didn’t sound normal.
I took her for a quick drive and she drove kinda rough and had stumble or miss to her. I got her back home and did notice the exhaust had a different smell… kinda weird!! I just felt water had got into the electrical some how. I removed the distributor cover and found moisture inside the cover…. Almost like a condensation. I wiped it out and blew out the inside of the dizzy and the cover. Re-installed it and now I can’t get her to fire up at all.
I know I put it back on the same way it came off and all the wires and the coil wires are connected and tight. All she does is turn over and over but won’t fire. I’m really lost at this point. I feel the engine is ok( I hope) and am pretty sure my issue is somewhere in my electrical system or maybe a fuse issue?
How do I check for a spark on this electrical system. On my other vehicles I could pull a plug wire and see it arch but can do it on this engine cause the plugs are so deep in the head.
Any other ideas will be greatly appreciated.
I have a 1995 FZJ73 with a 1FZ 4.5. She was originally carbureted but I have been running a Holley Sniper System with ejected fuel pump for sometime with great results. I’m posting here in the 80s section cause most of the 70s are diesels and very few have the IFZ and I know alot of 80 series have them.
So went into town today and when I got back I noticed I had a ton of oil come out the bottom. I popped my hood and found oil everywhere and noticed my oil cap was gone. I sure the blame is on me but that’s not really part of the saga. So I pull it over to the grass and leave it running a get the water house and careful clean around the engine trying to avoid the electrical areas as best I can. I also covered the open oil cap area to keeping water out of there. This is a common thing I do on occasions to clean the engine area after off-roading ….. never had an issue.
So during this process I look inside my truck and for some crazy reason she running hot. The gauge is at 245….. I shut her down grab a towel and get the radiator cap loose and let the pressure off the remove it and put the water house in the opening then start the truck back up and get the temperature down into the 180s. Everything seems ok and back to normal. After a few minutes the truck shuts off…… it took me quite a few times to get her restarted but eventually did. She seemed to idle fine and the temp was fine and stayed fine.
I went online and ordered a new oil cap but when I went into town( in my other truck) I stopped by auto zone and found one that fit. I figured with the temperature issue I would go ahead and change the oil after it briefly got that hot. I got home… she cranked right up and I pulled her into the garage.
I changed the oil and filter but when I tried to crank her she refused to start. After quite a while of trying to start her she fired up but I could tell the idle was not smooth. She was idling at 825 but didn’t sound normal.
I took her for a quick drive and she drove kinda rough and had stumble or miss to her. I got her back home and did notice the exhaust had a different smell… kinda weird!! I just felt water had got into the electrical some how. I removed the distributor cover and found moisture inside the cover…. Almost like a condensation. I wiped it out and blew out the inside of the dizzy and the cover. Re-installed it and now I can’t get her to fire up at all.
I know I put it back on the same way it came off and all the wires and the coil wires are connected and tight. All she does is turn over and over but won’t fire. I’m really lost at this point. I feel the engine is ok( I hope) and am pretty sure my issue is somewhere in my electrical system or maybe a fuse issue?
How do I check for a spark on this electrical system. On my other vehicles I could pull a plug wire and see it arch but can do it on this engine cause the plugs are so deep in the head.
Any other ideas will be greatly appreciated.