Is the injector actually jetting fuel into the throttle body? Ifnot the injector could be fouled. Make sure you have spark from the plugs. If not check the coil\distributor. if that doesnt work, make sure the vehicle is not backfiring because that is caused by a bad timing.. check your injector a+b fuse, and check the wiring running to the injectors...
Could be that the throttle plate (in throttle body) is stuck open. Try to "free up" by sticking a screw driver into throttle body
I had the same problem with a jeep wrangler and I replaced the throttle position sensor and that solved my problem.
I believe Toyota went to a an electronic/electric throttle design in 2002. There is no mechanical connection. A spring on the accelerator pedal returns it to the start position. There are products available at the parts stores for freeing up the throttle body. If you have a car with a mechanical hook up to the throttle body you can free the cable up with products available.
I had a 1987 Pontiac Grand Am I found out that the injector needed to be replaced when the car would start for only a few seconds and the die out abruptly. The injector would only spray enough fuel into the throttle body in order to start it then would stop, the injector was located in the middle and above the throttle body making for an easy repair.
Try changing the oxygen sensor.
Your 1987 Astro might go full throttle when the engine is started because the throttle is sticking. This could also be a problem with the starter or the ignition hanging during the start.
Did you get some debris in the fuel tank? There is a fuel pump "pickup" filter that prevents debris from enterning the fuel pump. If that filter is plugged the pump will not be able to produce enough filter to start the engine.
if the vehicle will start but only when the throttle is almost all the way open it could be the iac motor on the throttle body . look in a manual and you will see where it is 5 minutes to pull out and clean and the engine will run perfect
From a cold start, yes it can.
Just a thought. If the rotor broke, could it have caught in the cap and turned your distributor and put the engine out of timing? Check the condition of the cap and the contacts inside it,\.
He couldn't start the engine because the throttle was stuck.
COULD BE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR