My car won't start

1986 Toyota Cressida 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic

My car was sitting for about 7 months.
I tried starting the car and it would not start. The battery had a dead cell and so I bought a new battery.
Then Installed the new battery and it worked fine for one day. The next day I tried starting the car and it would not start. Any ideas of what else might be going on? Should I look at the starter?

The timing marks of the shafts pulleys are matched and the rotor is pointing at the correct no.1 position.

The compression results for cylinders 1-6 ranges from 145-155 psi. The specifications for this vehicle allows a min. Compression of 128 psi, max. Of 164 psi, and a max. Variation between cylinders of 14 psi.

Something is causing a bad/incomplete mixture of gas/air as the spark is present. Now I am looking at the air flow meter/sensor (all together in a component), the computer itself (even though I read somewhere it has a failsafe mechanism--runs rough but will get car to service area), something is running improperly in the bosch efi fuel system (doubt it is the fuel pump as the cylinder are getting dumped with excess fuel). What are your recommendations? Should I still try to check the fuel pressure (I think it is unnecessary--agree or disagree)?

Thank you so much and enjoy the New Year

Car had a confirmed bench tested bad alternator which was replaced and the new one in the vehicle tested by autozone showing 80+ amp output.

Idiot light is still on showing an issue with the battery.

Car has had a history of battery drain.

Any suggestions of where to look in the harness?

I am sure that I put the no.1 piston on its compression stroke (up to highest point). I did notice that when I lined up the marking the first time the rotor was pointing towards the no.6 cap position but then I took off the timing cover, the cam pulleys were not on their markings. I rotated the engine once more and then everything was aligned this time and the rotor position was at no.1 (how do I differentiate the two? I think I had the correct one)

For the recommendation you gave, do I rotate the cap or just swap the wire and try to crank the engine? At this moment all my plugs, wires, dis. Cap are apart and are not connected.

What would cause the distributor be 180 degrees off? I never took the distributor out.

Can you please still elaborate on how to do this swapping and re-aligning to position no.1 as I am really confused at the moment. I took 2 semesters of auto-mechanics in high school and I don't remember this part as it has been a few years now.

Thanks rasmataz, I am beginning to feel more confident about finally coming to a resolution soon.

I have a 89 cressida that wont turn over. Battery good, starter good, reley fine whats next to check.

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- All that u mention is good now what happens is when key turns u here a thump at the fly wheel.
- 89 cressida 180,000 mi

Computer problem
1982 Toyota Cressida 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

Fuel injectors 2 and 6 are not firing. What controls the pulse to the injectors and could it possiblly be the vaccuum/O2sensor/or fule lean mixture?

1984 Toyota Cressida engine will not start after changing bad igniter (only one in USA located from Junk yard) (1st production car to use fuel injectors so they say) There is no signal to injector so no gas to start. It tries only to start, let it sit 5 minutes fires 1-2 hits more. Every once in a while the engine will race then next time it only fires a few hits? (Before replacing igniter, there was no fire at all. Before it completely died I use to plug in another used distributor into engine. I turned the distributor gear by hand while someone else cranked. When it almost ran on its own- I then plugged the distributor still connected in on engine to its connection and it ran fine for a week or so. It only would stop at Wal-Mart parking lot, most likely because it was my 2nd stop after it got hot! The Cressida started acting up after a short 250 mile trip in 90 degree summer weather. I only put 28,000 miles on it a year. I bought it in 1991 and never had any electrical issues with it before, except change alternator and lights! Main relay or engine relay got stuck.
Only thing I can think of now is engine computer problem. Years ago it had a similar or same problem (tries to start) and it was engine or main relay under the hood!
It died just like this 86,000 miles ago, that time I just changed fuel pump and all ok (no fire at that time either). This time it would not fire, but this time I had a garage change fuel pump. Toyota dealer ship(3rd Garage says relays-fuel pressure is OK, I find the part igniter and even let them use my shop manual which is most likely better than their computer service junk.
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