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Old 01-19-2010, 03:03 AM
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Re: 82 won't start

With a car sitting that long it's not surprising you have a fuel problem. Disconnect the line at the engine and pump a small amount into a container. Check it for contaminants and water. If you don't get anythiing out of it can you hear the fuel pump run? If not check the fuses and the relay. If still nothing it's the pump or the wiring to the pump. I'm fairly sure you need to replace the fuel pump. If the car sat for 2 years and the tank wasn't very full when you parked it 2 things could have happened (1) condensation could have occurred and you may have water in the bottom of the tank which may have caused rust......plugged filter. (2) It would not be good to let a fuel pump sit for 2 years without being immersed in gas. I'm pretty sure the gas you've got has gone bad. Can you siphon it out and put in new? If you are going to park it again for any period of time put some STABIL in the tank to keep the gas from going bad. A fuel problem is not a difficult thing to solve. Just start at the tank and work your way forward. btw you might want to disconnect and blow out the lines with compressed air.

You really need to find some seats that are the same as the originals. Do the seats you have now match the interior of the car? If not you could get the upholstered to match. Somewhere here in the USA is a boneyard that has an 82 pace car with the original seats. They all have a hot line going to other yards to find components that are fairly rare. Have your local boneyard put a call out for those seats. They would have to be upholstered but you know that. Hope you get her running good.
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