this is my first post here.
im completely lost on something that should be so simple.
full story of the truck, i purchased the truck from a friend of mine for 150 dollars. its a 92 2.4l 2wd auto has clean title body is perfect and the interior is nice. it has 87k on the clock.. PO says that his autistic son put vegetable oil in the motor. i dont believe that did any damage to the engine (i have done compression test on all cylinders). truck sat for 9 months before i purchased it, i immediately replaced the oil pump seals and all belts. now for the issue, the truck cranked for about 2 minutes before it finally started. it ran alright for about a minute and then i shut it off. now i cant get it to start. fast forward 2 weeks and Im completely lost. i have read every single thread i can find about timing and anything else that seems relevant to my issue. i have drained the tank and replaced fuel filter, checked spark, checked the distributor, checked the codes. everything is working properly. i have advanced and retarded the timing 1 tooth at a time in each direction, nothing helps. i have worked on this truck for at least 2 hours a every single day since i purchased it.
i have noticed that ill line the timing up perfectly and try to start it, it will turn in and turn. when i stop i notice that the timing is off. tonight is spent about 45 min reading and seen a post talking about grounding the ecm pin ( http://www.mightyram50.net/vbulletin...haracteristics post 3) could that cause the truck not to start? if not what else can it be?
thank you for your time
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