Jury Rigging Fuel Pump

[SteveJ]

Some day I should probably make an instructional video for people to use their meters to diagnose Z electrical systems. There are still plenty of opportunities for tech tips.

[JSM]

23 minutes ago, SteveJ said:

Some day I should probably make an instructional video for people to use their meters to diagnose Z electrical systems. There are still plenty of opportunities for tech tips.

You should Steve!  I just get lost following the wires in the silly schematic!

[just1n962]

I'm definitely going to be trying out all of these diagnostics and figuring out more about reading the meter. And when I talked about turning the key I meant that I turned it all the way to start. The engine does turn over and it wants to fire but without gas getting to it she obviously won't. We got her to run for a second or two off of starter fluid. 

[Zed Head]

Don't overlook that if the car sat for quite a while before you got it the gas might be bad, the fuel pump might have rusted, there might be water and/or rust in the tank, it might have made it's way in to the fuel rail and injectors, etc...

There's a lot missing from the story.  If you define where you're starting from you might save yourself a lot of time and trouble,  People often just throw a battery in to a car and suck all of the bad fuel through the fuel system, hoping the engine will fire.  Then they have to fix all of the damage.

[siteunseen]

Yes, I'm sure theres some crud in there.  You should, if you haven't already, put a Fram G3 clear plastic $3 filter between the tank and the pump.  That short hose is low pressure.

There's a write up from Blue's Tech Tips with good pictures.

[just1n962]

I pulled the engine and fuel tank and all the lines. The engine is completely rebuilt and brand new, I took apart the tank, cleaned it out, welded it back together and coated the entire inside and all the fuel lines are new. It's definitely not an issue of crud anywhere. Even with the fuel pump I took that all apart and cleaned every inch of it. This was a full on restoration. The only problem is that the car that I chose to restore had a previous owner who decided he'd take a "what the hell" approach to wiring this thing up when there were issues. 

[just1n962]

There's a little before and after picture of the last year. 

[SteveJ]

Didn't you post these same photos on FB? They look familiar to me.

[just1n962]

Yeah I posted them to the Georgia Datsun page one time when I was thinking about cutting the springs. 

 

[SteveJ]

So, you're up around Toccoa, right? That's not too far from me. Besides, didn't you want to see how my car felt with the Chevette springs?

[just1n962]

Yes I am. Oh yes absolutely! Have you done that engine swap yet?

[SteveJ]

Yes, the engine is in and running great. I could make it up your way around the weekend of the 25th if you want to do some diagnostics.