88 22re starter problems

[autumnxtoxsehsa]

Hey guys and gals been having some issues with my 1988 toyota 4runner 22re for awhile now and haven't been able to figure it out. Sometimes when I have tried to start my truck the starter will just click and the clock would die as soon as I tried cranking the truck. But usually it would start up eventually after a few tries. But as of last week it won't start anymore, the starter just clicks and clicks. So first thing first I got my battery fully charged (optima red top), installed some new terminals and tried it again but it did the same thing. Decided to pull the starter off and replaced the contacts but still just clicks after I tried to start it, so I bought a new starter the other day and thought maybe the solenoid had gone bad in the old one but still only get clicks with the new starter. I also had my dad crank the truck as I held the starter relay and I can feel it working, I also tried jumping the starter by getting a wire and connecting it directly from the starter solenoid to the pos side of my battery and it only clicks. Next thing on my list is to check the grounds, probably take them off and clean them then reinstall them. I'm really stumped at this point, can't figure out whats causing this.

Another issue thats not that big of a deal is cold starts. Ever since I bought the truck from the previous owner I've always had to give it some gas on cold starts to stay alive, if i started it without doing that it will just die immediately. Its not that big of a deal but just figured I'd try and figure it out also.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm new to toyota's and this motor so excuse me for my noob knowledge. I've also tried to search as much as possible before posting here but I've tried everything that I could dig up on the topic so I apologize if this topics been beaten to death before. Thanks

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Welcome to Mud!

It sounds like bad battery cables or connections. You have replaced or bypassed all the other options... Happy hunting!!!

 

[Bastler]

I suspect you're on the right track checking the grounds.

As for you difficult cold starts, there is a cold star injector on the engine side of the intake - it could be clogged, damaged, loose connector, etc. This part does the job of the choke on a carbureted engine, adding extra fuel during warmup. Anybody got a pic of the cold start injector. 22re

Good luck.

 

[flash02]

Your cold start issue is probably due to a faulty idle up component, aux air valve or its replacement on the new 22re's. The cold start injector only works when it's real cold, either way when you start the engine the rpm's should go up to 1000 rpm,s and gradually settle as the engine warms up. If you have an aux air valve on your engine it is probably bad, the newer intakes 89 and up, I think, have a more reliable and simple system.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

I think you have a bad Optima red top. They don't act like normal wet cells when they go bad. Try a different battery and see what happens (and don't try jumper cables through the Optima - try a different battery).

Edit: Just noticed that I'm a couple of weeks late. Hope you got it sorted.