<VV> need help diagnosing fuel problem

[Ray Rodriguez]

Shouldn't the fuel line be full of fuel at this point just from gravity 
feed?  I believe on my corsa I had to plug this line to keep fuel from 
flowing out of the tank.






> Yes, vacuum should be noticeable at inlet to fuel pump even dry.
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> Swap pump and see what happens. Easy job.
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> Frank DuVal
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> Ray Rodriguez wrote:
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>>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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