I have just recently pulled my 94 with a 22RE from the weeds. It sat for about 9 years out beside of a garage. It was running good when I parked it. My dad has already bagged the front, installed plugs and wires, flushed the fuel tank and a few other things. I don't want him to put anymore work into it if there's no chance it will run. Hopefully one of you guys can tell me if there's any hope in this truck running. Thanks.
a 22re that sat for 9 years?? For one that is terrible to hear. For two um yah there is a chance and I dont know why you wouldnt want to put the work into it. Id suggest also replacing fuel filter, cleaning injectors, flushing oil/engine, and cooling system with all fresh fluids and I wouldnt see why it would run like a champ. As far as getting it to start the fuel filter and a good battery and you should be ready to crank. Maybe just the battery.
I parked my truck for 6 years in a field. It didn't run very good when I parked it. After sitting for 6 years I did what eurofreak recommended you to do, changed all fluids, spark plugs, wires, vacuum lines, fuel filter, flushed gas tank, and it fired right up and ran better than when it was parked.
I Would definitely put a can of Seafoam fuel additive after you drain the tank, any run some good gas through it. Buy yourself a couple fuel filters, your gonna wanna change it after a few tanks are run through. Cross fingers fuel pump is still good if it sat in bad gas ! Good luck Man ! ! its hard to kill a YOTA !
Thanks guys. I'm lookin' foward to hearing that truck purr like it used to. If anyone else has any tips or suggestions please let me know. Thanks again.
try to spin the crank by hand (well, with a wrench/ratchet) first, maybe put some oil in the cylinders to lube the walls since they're pretty dry after all these years.
yea, make sure that your fuel system is well and clear to deliver fuel. having sat for a while, some seals might be dried up so look out for leaks. either way, just make sure you got good fuel, air, and spark and there really shouldnt be any real reason for it not to light. good battery is gonna help crank it till it blows the webs out the works. i would take the valve cover off and pour a quart of oil all through the top end and down the timing chain to lube up that top end when it fires. check your throttle body and make sure the flap opens freely. also, check the air flow meter and poke the flap there too and make sure it does not bind. if by some chance it dont start, check for those main three essentials... (air fuel and spark). as mentioned, fuel pump might be in trouble sitting that long but who knows..... let us know how it goes man and good luck
Yeah I had to change my fuel pump as well when I pulled mine out of the field. That was the hardest part of getting it back on the road and it didn't take any time at all.
Mine went through a hurricane, a baseball through the rear window, and sat so long the tires sunk into the ground. I did minor things to it and it fired up enough to drive home and I did a few extras and drove it around for a long time until I finally just splurged and rebuilt it. There is no reason it won't run if the hood was closed and the wiring is all still good.
MM oil in each Cyl, rotated to a tight point then back to a tight point then back to the original tight point then a ping. So I stoped rotating? Might need to take the valve cover off and lub whats under it????
