Alright, I'll ask my basic question first and then give some backstory.
Does the fuel line that comes out of the pump have a special fitting that doesn't allow it to spray? I.E. can I just put a rubber hose on there and see if fuel comes out the other end? Also, which wire would I check for voltage at the pump? There are 4
I have a '99 Corolla that we weren't driving since about 2008. I was starting it every now and then, but the gas light was on, so I stopped starting it up. Fast forward to two years later and the car has sat and not been started.
I put a new battery in and went to cranking (I'm wishing I had put fuel in first!) The car wouldn't start, so I figured that maybe the lines were empty. I ran out and got about 4 gallons of gas and put that in.
I cranked and cranked but nothing ever happened. I filled a spray bottle with gas and sprayed it in the throttle body. Viola! As long as I spray gas continuously into the throttle body, the engine runs. I had a friend help out, and we took the fuel rail off. He said that some fuel was coming out of the injectors, but it didn't smell like gas.. and it was a small amount. I decided to check the pump, so I took the fuel line fitting off the pump and hooked a hose to it and had no fuel when turning the engine over. This is why I was asking if it is a special fitting to make the fuel come out.
Any help is appreciated, and sorry for chewing your ear off with my first post!
Does the fuel line that comes out of the pump have a special fitting that doesn't allow it to spray? I.E. can I just put a rubber hose on there and see if fuel comes out the other end? Also, which wire would I check for voltage at the pump? There are 4
I have a '99 Corolla that we weren't driving since about 2008. I was starting it every now and then, but the gas light was on, so I stopped starting it up. Fast forward to two years later and the car has sat and not been started.
I put a new battery in and went to cranking (I'm wishing I had put fuel in first!) The car wouldn't start, so I figured that maybe the lines were empty. I ran out and got about 4 gallons of gas and put that in.
I cranked and cranked but nothing ever happened. I filled a spray bottle with gas and sprayed it in the throttle body. Viola! As long as I spray gas continuously into the throttle body, the engine runs. I had a friend help out, and we took the fuel rail off. He said that some fuel was coming out of the injectors, but it didn't smell like gas.. and it was a small amount. I decided to check the pump, so I took the fuel line fitting off the pump and hooked a hose to it and had no fuel when turning the engine over. This is why I was asking if it is a special fitting to make the fuel come out.
Any help is appreciated, and sorry for chewing your ear off with my first post!
