Possible new Comanche - won't start

[bobweiser]

I am looking at another Comanche, 90 with 4.0l automatic. Owner says it has spark, fuel, and turns over but will not run, not even a spit or sputter. Any ideas before I buy another aggravating project?

 

Thanks

[Pete M]

I find it hard to imagine it having spark and fuel in the combustion chamber, but no sputtering. Where is he checking for the spark and fuel?

[BLHTAZ]

I find it hard to imagine it having spark and fuel in the combustion chamber, but no sputtering. Where is he checking for the spark and fuel?

:agree: If it has spark & fuel...it has got to at least try to run. If it won't, then one of the two is missing ;) .

[Redramman]

Well you also need compression,air intake,exhaust un cloged ,valves that work,and so on. Is the fuel old, or he might have flooded it with to much fuel.Try starting fluid? When cranking is anything coming out of tail pipe?Do these trucks have a code reader??? :dunno:

[BLHTAZ]

Nope...no code reader as there is no place to read a code from...they don't have computers ;)

[bobweiser]

That was my thought as well. Have fuel and spark, it should make truck go. I've haven't talked to the guy or tried to start it myself. Just going off the ebay listing.