fuel issues - Help.

[uma79]

Hey volks folks,

So my '79 was running like a champ when I drove her into the barn for storage last fall. I'd put the battery back in every month or so and started her up. No problem.

After a few months, she just decided to stop starting up.

Checked fuses and wire connections - seems ok. Thought maybe the old gas was a problem, so I replaced that. Still nothing.

Checked the spark - no problem. Checked the spark plugs to see if there was gas reaching the cylinders - none, so I checked the fuel line access port and hardly a trickle came out (instead of fuel at ~20-30 psi). So...I replaced the fuel pump and the fuel filter.

Now I'm not even getting a trickle through the fuel port and the only thing I'm getting is frustrated. I've spent the summer without my bus and I think we are both lonely. I really need to get her back on the road for the fall (and hopefully back to BusBoo).

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Todd
Marne, MI

[uma79]

Hey all,

It turned out that I had a bad fuel pump, so I replaced the pump. It turned out that the new $180 fuel pump didn't work. So...got another new pump, just installed it. Things are looking up - I've got gas a flowing, she fires up for a second or two, but I can't quite get her to idle (I don't blame her, she's been sitting for 1.5 years).

So..my question...anything obvious that I should check? To remind you, she fired up and idled, etc. without a problem before the fuel pump went bad, so the air/fuel mixtures should be fine.

Also, I did drain all the old gas out (in fact, I let the tank air dry and vacuumed out the tank) and have a new fuel filter.

Any thoughts? I'd like to get her on the road and get to some BBTB events.

Thanks.

Todd