82 won't start

[kelshm]

Again with the '82 pace car. This has the cross fire injection. I already know that not everyone likes that setup but it's original to the car and changing to a different setup would decrease the future value of the car...just saying this so that I don't get the inevitable remarks about this setup. If it wasn't the pace car I wouldn't have any problem about changing it.

Ok, I drove the car into the garage but didn't start it again for a couple of months....possibly longer. When I went to start it, it would crank but wouldn't start. If I put a bit of gas in the throttlebody, it would run until that ran out.

I realize that this COULD be the fuel pump but could it also just be bad gas? I haven't messed with the car in a couple years now so at this point I know that the gas is no good but would this keep it from even acting as if it was firing?

If that isn't likely, any tips on replacing the fuel pump? I'm not going to cut a hole above the fuel pump location to change it. Again, this car is already appreciating in value and I don't want to do anything to ruin that. I know that you have to drop the tank but I'm not sure just how far or if I have to remove the exhaust etc. The downfall to doing this is that this car was heavily undercoated so getting to each bolt is going to be a nightmare.

I miss my car and it's way past time to get her back on the road.

One more quick and unrelated thing....someone took the original seats out of the car and replaced them with regular seats, probably out of a Berlinetta. I know you can get the replacement upholstery but the seats are a different style than the originals. Would it be better to just find the originals or is it possible to change the padding etc on these?

[Davescort97]

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.

[Davescort97]

Several things could have gone wrong.
1. The fuel pump could be toast.
2. The fuel filter could be clogged.
3. Fuse and relay for the fuel pump could be defective.
4. There could be condensation in the tank which has caused a lot of rust scale.
5. The inlet screen could be clogged.
6. The lines could need to be blown out with compressed air.

I'd get on the horn at the salvage and have them put out a call for original seats.

[Davescort97]

Several things could have gone wrong.
1. The fuel pump could be toast.
2. The fuel filter could be clogged.
3. Fuse and relay for the fuel pump could be defective.
4. There could be condensation in the tank which has caused a lot of rust scale.
5. The inlet screen could be clogged.
6. The lines could need to be blown out with compressed air.

I'd get on the horn at the salvage and have them put out a call for original seats.

[Davescort97]

Several things could have gone wrong.
1. The fuel pump could be toast.
2. The fuel filter could be clogged.
3. Fuse and relay for the fuel pump could be defective.
4. There could be condensation in the tank which has caused a lot of rust scale.
5. The inlet screen could be clogged.
6. The lines could need to be blown out with compressed air.

I'd get on the horn at the salvage and have them put out a call for original seats.

[Davescort97]

Several things could have gone wrong.
1. The fuel pump could be toast.
2. The fuel filter could be clogged.
3. Fuse and relay for the fuel pump could be defective.
4. There could be condensation in the tank which has caused a lot of rust scale.
5. The inlet screen could be clogged.
6. The lines could need to be blown out with compressed air.

I'd get on the horn at the salvage and have them put out a call for original seats.