Engine crank but wont start

Hi, Located in the bell housing, sensor for the crankshaft gear!

when you crank the engine you have to check if spark plugs fire if not maybe your crank sensor is bad, thats why car wont start, your distrbutor is turning when crancking? did you cnange distributor cap and rotor?

If it over heated, could have bad head gasket's, fill radiator with water, crank engine with radiator cap off, if water is push out of radiator while cranking, bad head gaskets', also remove spark plug's, crank engine if any water, bad head gasket, also when spark plug's removed, check for any water on them.If there is any water on plug's, bad head gasket, also could try doing a cylinder compression test, if bad compression, head gasket, no compression, wont start that way.

Damage has been done to the engine, the noise you hear are the piston rod bearing ( knocking lower part of engine ) you can try putting in a crank kit and have the piston rods mechin but will not last very long, will start to knock again, best bet to replace engine,good luck.

Yes ,it is possible,make sure the plugs are good and clean,not gas fouled,and use some transmission fluid in the intake to get the compression up.

If it seems to run well otherwise, you might have a partially obstructed catalytic convertor. Usually if this is the problem, the engine will also bog down even if you try to rev it up when it is in neutral.

check to see if gas is making it to the engine, may have bad fuel pump start there,good luck.

The Manufacturer's recommended tire size and inflation decal should be in the door jamb below the latching mechanism on the driver's side door, but if it is not there, 29-30psi front 32-34psi rear. You can go with 32psi at all four corners. That is the pressure i run in my '85 Xtra Cab DLX and it works great.

Hope this helps,
matt

make sure that the 2nd and 3rd plugs are the right ones possably get all new plugs

check crank and cam sensor or distributor or igniter module