further (fuel delivery) weirdness

[dagnamit at gmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

Ok mason jar works fine, my guess it the drain back valve on the main
pump is bad and stuck in a close postion.


On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:08:40 -0800 (PST), Scott <gun5ling3r@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ok I'm stumped again.
> I returned the non-functioning, week-old new fuel booster pump and got
> a new-new one.  It appears to work fine and hums along quietly with no
> drama with the ignition on but the car still won't start.  Jumpering
> the fuel pump relay causes the main fuel pump to make pleasant sounds
> as well.  Squirting starting fluid into any part of the intake gets the
> car running for about 20 seconds so it still appears to be a fuel
> delivery issue.  On a hunch, I pulled off the fuel filter, duct taped a
> mason jar to the free fuel line and attempted to start it for about 10
> sec....and NO FUEL collected in the jar.  Either my 'mason jar'
> troubleshooting concept is flawed or something is blocking the line
> between the fuel pump and the filter.  Other than the accumulator
> (which I don't think is capable), I don't know of anything that could
> cause this.
> 
> This is just crazy and, of course, my ex-shop continues to inform me I
> just need to dump the fuel injection and go with the carb.
> 
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