4.0 No start

[Jraymer360]

i'm newer to cars but my ranger won't start after i parked it and changed the plugs+ wires. new wires and plugs, checked for spark..it has spark, i can smell fuel, checked compression and it's good...i'm kinda confused...what else should i check?

it started fine before i parked it.

/e: Check engine light is on as well, but i have to wait for my dad to get his scanner before we can check it.

 

[Redneck_Ranger]

What's it doing when you truy to start it?

 

[06RangerXLT]

its getting air, it has spark and you smell fuel.

you've got me, everything is working.

 

[shane96ranger]

i'm newer to cars but my ranger won't start after i parked it and changed the plugs+ wires. new wires and plugs, checked for spark..it has spark, i can smell fuel, checked compression and it's good...i'm kinda confused...what else should i check?

it started fine before i parked it.

/e: Check engine light is on as well, but i have to wait for my dad to get his scanner before we can check it.

Are you sure the plug wires are all in the correct spot on the coil?

 

[Jraymer360]

Are you sure the plug wires are all in the correct spot on the coil?

According to the diagrams in the tech section for the 4.0, yes.

On the coil, 3-2-1 side is facing the drivers side, correct? if so..yes i installed it right.

What's it doing when you truy to start it?

Just cranks over and i can hear it like backfiring or afterfiring, one of the two.

 

[Rose2300]

looks to me like the 3-2-1 side is on the passenger side (assuming that the thing on the right middle is a belt pulley)

 

[Jraymer360]

looks to me like the 3-2-1 side is on the passenger side (assuming that the thing on the right middle is a belt pulley)

I figured it was the drive to the trans...I think I'm wrong, when I get home I'll switch them
And test it

 

[Jraymer360]

Update : Problem solved! started right up after i fixed the wires...i feel stupid

Was still missing, but there was an intake leak...just like a nipple that should've been blocked off i guess wasn't blocked off. just cut some tube and put a bolt on the end of it and voila, it's got a nice smooth idle! i need to learn to read diagrams better

 

[shane96ranger]

Update : Problem solved! started right up after i fixed the wires...i feel stupid :icon_twisted

LOL, I know this one from experience. That's why I asked.

 

[Jraymer360]

LOL, I know this one from experience. That's why I asked.

I'm not alone....yay!!!