Trying to start it *Accomplished* Video inside

[blustreak]

Originally Posted by luvmy99cougar

so did u hook up a fuel pressure guage to the schrader valve then? if so, make sure its snug on there and turn the key or however your turning the pump on like 2-3 times to let it build up pressure if it is making any, by just putting the gauge on its not gonna tell you anything, you have to let it run a few times. if you already know that then just ignore me. i would say around 40-45psi is where it should be, maybe more. thats really the main test to see if the pump is bad or not. also doing a pressure bleed off test, which is just letting the gauge sit sit for about 5min and see if the guage moved at all... if the car would run and you seemed to be having trouble with it getting enough fuel, theres another test that can be done while the car is running ,which i wont get into at the moment.

Well I did release the pressure using the valve before I disconnected the filter and pump and I did hear it release a small bit of pressure but not much. The fuel system has braided fuel lines and a regulator with a pressure gauge in the engine bay. That gauge is what I was using as it's inlne. I also have a gauge for in the car I hooked up and still got 0 pressure.

I think it's the fuel pump but when I hook it up it sounds like it's running strong. Maybe it just needs a new insert in the fuel filter I'm not sure.

[boarder4life]

what are u connecting the pump to to check if it is running? the regular connection or an outside connection?

[blustreak]

It's hooked up directly to the battery with the a fuse and switch inline. I flip the switch with the key at the acc. position and the pump starts up but I still get no fuel pressure on the gauges.

It has an inline aeromotive filter and I ordered a replacement for the disposable part today so maybe that will help. I'll try again Saturday to open the casing for the filter because last weekend I couldn't unscrew it.

I also ordered a new Walbro pump that I believe should simply replace the current one. Hopefully one or both of these will be the solution. With that being said I'll post up the brand new Walbro 255 in tank fuel pump I bought if Gamiller decides he doesn't want it.

Is there a different way to test the pump?

[blustreak]

We got it running after replacing the filter and putting in the new fuel pump. We also had to make an unexpected trip down to Summit Racing (~65 miles from where we were) to get some new braided fuel line because the line running from the tank to the filter was leaking. after draining an almost full tank of gas we replaced the line and started her up. After letting her run for a few minutes she was able to idle on her own. I think she just needed some love after sitting for almost 9 months.

Now I'm truly motivated to get her put back together and she what she can do. I have a video of her running but YouTube is giving me problems. As soon as I get it loaded I'll link it in here. 2Cougar00 has some better videos of her actually moving on her own power with me behind/under (no seat installed so I used a pile of blankets) the wheel.

Next I'm going to go ahead and change the oil and sparks plugs (it currently has copper plugs for the ex-nitrous system) just to make sure it's all good to go.

Any other suggestions before I take her on her maiden run since I've acquired her?

YouTube - Supercharger Running

[Edward]

LoL what happened to the sound of it at like 20 seconds?

Sounded a little better in person but the vid is still good lol.. or maybe it was because i was in the car.

[blustreak]

Originally Posted by Edward

LoL what happened to the sound of it at like 20 seconds?

Sounded a little better in person but the vid is still good lol.. or maybe it was because i was in the car.

I think the exhaust made the speaker on my camera turn itself down so it didn't make a horrible cracking noise. After all, it's pretty loud inside or outside of the car.

[PREDATOR]

Sounds mean as hell Good job on getting it running again.

[gamiller]

haha! love that supercharger sound! congrats on resurrecting the dead!

[StealthyWeasel]

Looks like it's running well too

[blustreak]

Thanks for the words of encouragement. To be honest it was supposed to be running right before I got it and he was tearing it apart. So in theory, it just hadn't been turned over the whole time I've had it because a few wires weren't hooked up.