Need serious help. 1994 Toyota Truck will not start.

[398HBX]

Vehicle: 1994 Toyota 4x4 truck. 22RE engine (replaced two months ago, only 3000 miles on it). New, cap, new rotor button, new wires, new plugs

Problem: I was driving and everything was fine, then the engine stuttered, shut off, then ran again for a few seconds, then died completely (this all happened in about 15 seconds)

Current state: engine will crank but will not start.

What I have done:
1. Verified that I had gas, 1/4 tank, added more just in case.
2. Thorough visual inspection. Found a Yellow/Blu wire from the MAF that was a little melted (heat from engine?) that may have been grounding to the engine block.
3. Pulled plug 1 and verified spark. (Also verified fuel presence by igniting a small cloud of gasoline vapor that was in close proximity to the open plug)
4. Returned to the truck after putting out a small hair fire.
5. Turned vehicle on and listened for the fuel pump. Fuel pump working.
6. Verified all fuses were good.
7. Verified that the main EFI relay was good.
8. Checked the primary and secondary resistances on the coil. Well within specs.
9. Pulled ECM and looked at the components inside. Nothing appeared to have leaked any magic smoke.
10. Charged battery (it needed it after multiple serenades of "ain't gonna crank, ain't gonna crank"
11. Drank a beer.
12. Got pissed off and made a new aerodynamic dimple in the bed of the truck.
13. Drank another beer and contemplated how much C4 it would take to launch a 1994 truck from Tennessee to the Atlantic coast.
14. Decided that would be a waste of good C4 and came in to ask you guys for help.

I have not checked the timing yet but will do in the morning. I find it unlikely being a new engine that worked for 3000 miles. But then again, you need air, fuel, spark, and all at the right time. I seem to have air, fuel, and spark.

 

[Fordum]

Next time you turn it over, listen to the engine. If the timing chain has jumped some teeth, it will not turn over normally.

If it sounds good, remember the whole saying......you need air, fuel, spark, and all at the right time and in the right amounts.

That cloud of fuel might be because its flooded.

 

[o_fatmike_o]

my first thought was timing belt. did you repair the melted wire? any check engine light on ? are the plugs wet , is it getting fuel into the cylinders?

also this may sound weird but i had a 4 runner and it ran great, but once a month or so it would crank and not start. found out that the fuel pressure would occasionally spike and either the regulator or injectors would not let the fuel get into the cylinders. the fix would be to crack the fuel line that goes to the fuel rail banjo bolt loose. and relieve the fuel pressure and crank the engine to prime the fuel system then tighten it up and she would run like a top for a month or so till it would happen again.

 

[Stomis]

Pull cap and check cap and that rotor didnt spin. Kid I went to school with had dizzy problems in his 22re 85 all the time.