Fiat 500r engine been sitting for 2-3years put it back in the car today. Fresh gas in the tank and it will not start. I am not seeing fuel go into the filter after the pump. Fuel seems to be reaching the pump. Bad fuel pump? Is there any thing I can do to the current one?
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Bad fuel pump?..
Sometimes if standing the fuel pump valves go dry and can't seal to make a vacuum to draw up fuel, it may be possible to prime it, possible by sucking fuel through the pump.
Don't do it with your mouth it will taste of petrol for hours
If that doesn't work and fuel is getting to the pump with no problem then I would take the pump off and clean inside, check the valves and diaphragm, replace parts if possible, if not then a new pump.
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If whole car has been standing for that long then its also worth checking the pickup in the tank is not corroded and blocked.
Tell us how you know that...Don't do it with your mouth it will taste of petrol for hours
Thanks for replies.I did use a syringe to pull fuel to the fuel pump. With hose disconnected right before the pump. Fuel does seem to flowing to the pump. Now it's not fast but flowing.
I will pull the pump today and let you know what I find.
Will I need to replace the gaskets if I pull the pump? Also if I disassemble the pump? In the states so hard to get these.
I will pull the pump today and let you know what I find.
Will I need to replace the gaskets if I pull the pump? Also if I disassemble the pump? In the states so hard to get these.
Somethings you only learn from practical experience.Tell us how you know that...
Much the same as a ten year old after a long hard Winter my friends dad was syphoning the the water from his pond after all the Goldfish died so he could clean it out, we messed around with the hose so it stopped draining the water, so "clever clogs" thought he would get it pumping again, which it did, sadly forgetting that along with the water was all the slime and dead Goldfish.
With pump off you may be able to activate the lever and see if it will draw fuel then before you strip it.
Always good to replace with new gaskets and make sure any fibre spacers go back as original.
Other Forum members can advise on US stockists.
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Yes, it would be wise to check the gaskets for the fuel-pump, but I would also suggest that you check that the operating rod is correctly adjusted. The rod should stick out proud of the spacer AND all the gaskets by between 1 and 1-1/2mm (I tend to go for the 1-1/2mm measurement) AT THE BEGINNING of it's stroke. The pumps CAN be stripped and checked, although, for the cost of a new pump, it might be sensible to fit a new one. Just as a test that everything else is working, will the car start with the use of "easy-start" (or, brake-cleaner---much cheaper!)With pump off you may be able to activate the lever and see if it will draw fuel then before you strip it.
Always good to replace with new gaskets and make sure any fibre spacers go back as original.
Other Forum members can advise on US stockists.
Good that it is running now.
By the way as others will mention, after market fuel filter above a generator can be a source of fire.
If tank is old and possible rusty then an inline filter is a good precaution, just in a safer position.
As I always say, "I would prefer to be dead before cremation".
