Hey all,
A friend of mine with a 240sx and red top SR20 needs a hand. Ive done all the trouble shooting I can, so any questions comments help would be appreciated. My recommendation to him is to sell the car and give me the motor for my '71Z. But thats not working out so far.
Below is a copy of a post he made and a link to it on zilvia.net. Let me know what you think. I think the free beer would apply to you all too, if youre in the Parker CO area.
http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=109081
SR20 Won't Start
I haven't posted on here in a long time because I thought all my quirk were finally worked out, but apparently not.
So last summer/fall my 240sx with a redtop SR20 was running fine. Never ridden in another SR powered car so I am not sure it was running smoothly, but it felt and sounded plenty strong.
I went to start it this weekend (after it had been sitting for 5+ months in my garage) and nothing. It doesnt even try to turn over. The starter sounds like it is doing its thing, but it never even tries to turn over. From what I can tell it has all the necessary components to run, but it doesnt.
-Air - Not sure how to test this...but I disconnected the pipe to the throttle body at one point (for testing), and it still didnt start, so if it is an air problem, it is not in the Intake or IC piping.
-Fuel - Confirmed fuel is making it to the fuel rail (disconnected the fuel line at the rail and put it in a bucket as I turned it over). Also confirmed that the injectors are atleast clicking, which leads me to believe they are spraying.
-Spark - Hooked plug wires up to a spare plug I had and they were able to arch onto the valvue cover. Spark seemed a little less then normal, but I tested with a spare/old plug.
I am by no means a mechanic so I really don't know what else to test at this point. Like I said, it worked fine 5 or so months ago when I parked it, but now it doesn't. Any ideas?
BTW...if anyone in the Parker, CO area wants to stop by and take a look...I will supply the beers.