1991 d21 KA24E starting issues..

[newarkfishdudee]

Ok I have a 1991 nissan pickup with the Ka24e 5 speed. i just pulled the motor because i thought i had a blown head gasket. Turns out the guide for the timimg chain had gone to crap and just completely fallen apart and caused the timing chain to rub a hole in the front timing cover right behind the water pump and filled my pan up with coolant, witch is why i assumed head gasket. well i got it all pulled had my head re-worked because i had some valve train noise also. got it all put back together and timed right i belive. now it cranks and i have fuel at the regluator on the fuel rail and it doesnt start. I hit it with some startin fluid and it kicks over in like half a crank runs for about a second and dies. well i got under the hood and started unpluging connectorrs and relays, its been sitting for about 3 months because I have been gathering parts but i figured mabey a bad connection... needless to say i did that and i got like one crank out of it on its own, did it again a couple more times and got the same result. has anyone had any problems similar or have any ideas because im not sure witch direction to go from here.

[Rev_D21]

Is the distributor timing set properly? Could it be 180 degrees off?

[casey115764]

Are you getting fuel?

[Rev_D21]

i have fuel at the regluator on the fuel rail

He says he does.

[newarkfishdudee]

Getting fuel got it starting now but no idle now. Itll run above like 2000rpm get any lower than that it acts like it loads up and dies. If I unplug my MAF sensor it'll start and idle for about 30-60 seconds and die

[Rev_D21]

Sounds like a timing issue, either ignition or valvetrain.

[newarkfishdudee]

Get it up fast 2g on rpm runs fine if or if I unplug my MAF and TPS it idles fine. If I plug the MAF in with the TPS Unpluged it won't idle at all. But if I do the opposite it will idle for about 30-45 seconds and load up and die n less I bump the throttle. Unplug both and it will idle smooth as could be for as long as I let it run. Any ideas there? And should my lights on my computer be lit constantly when it's running?

[deejay89]

Any luck fixing your problem?? i am having the same exact issue my truck will start for a second on starting fluid but then dies. I just got done replacing the ominous chain guides. I checked the timing what feels like a million times.

[newarkfishdudee]

I ended up taking it to a local shop because I don't really have the time to mess with it anymore but it's been there for 4 days now and no calls sense they started it and asked what I had done to it. When i find out what the problem is I will update ya on what I find out

Male sure your fuel lines are right the regluator should Be on the return line. I over looked that mistake when I put mine back together

[deejay89]

Ok thanks.. I think I have my fuel lines on wrong.

[newarkfishdudee]

No problem yeah those fuel lines got me for a minute