Plz let this be the answer.....

[FlawedByNature]

Ok, my dad seems to think that he read something somewhere that said if you run a fuel tank dry (which mine was for several years) the only thing you have to do to get it running again is put a certain amount of fuel in the system before it can fire up.
I really really really dont want to change out the fuel pump on my '92 RS and i need to know if all i need to do is put some gas in and save myself a world of trouble. Thx.

[tardster]

Well in that case the only thing to do is try it, first start by putting in a couple gallons and keep adding untill it fires up. Bad thing though is that might not work and then you have wasted all that time when you could have used it on replacing the fuel pump and if its sat that long dry you might want to replace it anyway (yeah i know its a pain n the a$$) but it might save you bigger problems down the road.

[FlawedByNature]

bah

i tried adding fuel (around 6 gallons) and nothing.
i also used starter fluid and then tried manually forcing fuel down the system and it fires up for a second and then dies.
>sigh<
guess that means i have no choice but to change out the pump huh?
that sux

just curious, and im not gonna, but how much do you think a 76 Station would charge to change out the pump for me?

[tardster]

An arm, a leg and maybe a testicle or 2...........lol

[tardster]

If a gas station or a shop does it, it will cost you big time because they are going to drop the gas tank etc. you can do it yourself without going through all of that and save yourself alot of money. You can peel up the carpet in the trunk area and cut out a square area of the metal right above the top of the tank as long as you are carefull, then replace the old fuel pump and then you just have to put the piece of metal that you cut out back in and with it (i would just tack weld it in and seal it with some all weather caulking) being covered by the carpet your not going to hurt anything or value. Also if you ever have any problems again with it you have access to it.

[82KnightRider]

Originally Posted by tardster

An arm, a leg and maybe a testicle or 2...........lol

roflmao....

[FlawedByNature]

great idea, im gonna cut her open.
thx dude

and yea, i was pretty sure that i would lose a couple limbs if i had someone else do it for me, i was just wonderin lmfao

[tardster]

Im not sure how you took that about doing it yourself but 4 real it would save you alot of money and time if you went that way. My parts camaro was done that way and I would have never know it untill I removed the carpeting and seen where the person I got it from had done that (I could take a couple pictures if you dont know where to cut it). He used a grinder and right behind the back seat he cut out prolly about a 6 inch square and replaced the old one and tacked the metal back in, and aslong as you dont plan on driving around town without carpeting in your trunk no one will ever know.

[FlawedByNature]

i plan on keeping the carpet in, dont worry.
but im definately gonna do surgery, hell no am i dropping the tank and all that bullshit, ive already done that once w/ my moms Astro van, theres no way in hell ill ever do that again if i can avoid it.

but i would like to see those pix if you have them..

thx

[tardster]

ok let me see if I can get out there its starting to get dark here, give me a few.

[FlawedByNature]

thanx a mil

[tardster]

Ok here u go, hope this helps. Also in the bottom pic where you see the piece of metal bent upwards, the tarp and all that other junk is where the backseat use to be.

[LS1MAN]

i'd be afraid it would leak

[tardster]

You mean where the cut was made?

[Morley]

Droping the tank is no big deal. It takes about 3-4 hours total to change the pump and you won't have to compromise the UNI-body construction of your car. Seriously, cutting a hole like that in your trunk is NOT a good idea.