<VV> need help diagnosing fuel problem
Frank DuVal
corvairduval at cox.net
Tue Nov 6 22:54:06 EST 2007
Yes, vacuum should be noticeable at inlet to fuel pump even dry.
Swap pump and see what happens. Easy job.
Frank DuVal
Ray Rodriguez wrote:
>The car last ran 6 months ago, battery was dead. Replaced battery and cranked... no fuel.
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>Disconnected fuel line at carb.. no fuel
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>Disconnected fuel line under car (before fuel pump) and it was dry....
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>Cranked car with my finger over the fuel pump end of the fuel line.. no noticeable vacuum (should there be vacuum from the dry fuel pump while cranking?
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>Just out of gas? Not likely, but possible if the fuel tank was leaking slowly without anyone's knowledge.. guage reads 3/4 and is correct as far as anyone knows.
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>So what do you think? Where should I start? This is a 110 Monza, I have a 140 Corsa I can steal parts off of to diagnose if neccesary.
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>Ray Rodriguez
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