I am trying to get this car running for another person. It has been sitting for about 5 years. I am getting no fuel pressure at the fuel rail. So I listened/felt to see if the pumps were running when the engine is being cranked. The main pump would click and "bump" but there was no constant noise or movement. When the start position was released it clicked and "bumped" again I checked the connectors with my volt meter and found that in the start position the pump was receiving about 11.75 volts.

I have drained the tank and added about 2.5 gallons back to it and am planning to replace the fuel filter. I have not checked the relay but since I am getting good voltage in the start position I ASSuME that the relay is good. I don't hear the in-tank running either though. I know you are thinking "Why doesn't he check the relay itself?" Well because the car is full (and I mean full)of junk. Especially the passenger front floorboard and seat. However I don't want my friend to spend $85.00 if he doesn't need to do so. By the way I have the main pump out of the car.

Thanks in advance,

David
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1988 740 Turbo 214k, 1986 245 287k, Gone: 1962 122-wish I had that one back.

Bricks that sit for years tend to have bad hoses in the tank that crumble and clog the pump.. Always pull the pump on a car that has sat that long and replace the hoses and clean the tank as it too will have a lot of trash in it..For some reason this is the main problem that happens to them that sit..Its cheaper to clean than to replace..

I had a mainpump do exactly the same thing on a car I purchased. It had been sitting for a number of years. I think it was just seized up with bad fuel that had turned gummy. I had a spare and put it on and never went back to investigate the possiblity of using carb cleaner to clean it enough to get it moving again. I would investigate that posibility if I were you. Remember though that hot wiring the pump could easily create an arc that could ignite the cleaner and spoil your day.

Randy