Seven years in a garage

[wallballs]

I have a 87 T-type that I have owned since 89. It has been sitting for the past seven years in storage. I am wanting to get it running again. The first proplem I have now is no fuel pressure at the fuel rail. Any suggestions at to why? I cannot hear the pump prime when you turn on the ignition...Any other suggestions of things that I should do before starting the car again would be appreciated.

 

[cmokem]

Welcome to the board...

Try the easy things first...maybe a fuse or a bad ground. Ultimately it could be the fuel pump itself. At any rate ditch the stock fuel pump as soon as you can...cause even with the stock setup that fuel pump is marginal at best.

HTH's
Bob

 

[wallballs]

I've checked the fuse panel and all the fuses are good. Is there a main cutoff switch? I know some fuel injected cars with electric fuel pumps have these and are used in an accident to disconnect the power supply to the fuel system. Power can be turned back on buy pushing a button on this switch....If this car has one I cannot seem to find it....

 

[Chuck Leeper]

7yrs a sitttin!

You best start with removing the fuel tank, cleaning it, as the old fuel is LONG since no longer gas.. it's most likely CRUD! Remember when you left the gas in the mower what happened?? NOT NICE!!
2. Change the fuel filter.
3 Get those inj's out and cleaned.. They are most likey toast..
While you have the tank out and the injs and the filter off, blow carb cleaner thru the lines.
When you put in the new WALBRO 340 pump and hot wire kit, check the wiring to be sure the relay is turning on the pump. It will only run for 2-4 secs unless you are cranking the engine.

That's a "start"

 

[Geoff87]

Fuel pump relay (located on the pass side inside fender) is probably no good.

You may also want to prime the engine before cranking, since it has been sitting for so long.

 

[tc86gn]

I would also pull the plugs and squirt some type of lubricant into the cylinders such as tranny fluid or marvel mystery oil.

 

[turbofish38]

I have a couple of turbo cars that I leave parked for months if not years at a time(parts cars) with out starting. Every single time its the fuel pump. I always save my old fuel pumps from upgrades just for this purpose. I think there something in the additives they add to gas that makes the pumps lockup. Since yours sat for a long time you might be in for a surprise. I had a car that sat for about 5 years and when I dropped the tank I found that the gasoline had disolved all the rubber on the sending unit and fuel pump making a tar like gooey substance that was impossible to clean. Thanks Eric Fisher