Cougar Zeke
05-26-2014, 11:33 PM
Hi all!
I purchased a 1991 Comp last year and it ran great. I winterized it for the cold, rainy Seattle weather last November.
I pulled it out of storage on Friday to get it ready for the summer and haven't been able to get gas to the cylinders.
It will run when I pour gas down the carb until the gas runs out. When I pump the throttle, no/or very little (drops) gas is dumped into the intake from the carb.
I suspected a stuck float in the carb, but first checked to see if fuel was pumping to the carb. I disconnected the fuel line to the carb, but no fuel came out when I cranked the engine. I cranked the engine over quite a few times to see if a could get any gas to come out and nada. I could pull fuel through the line from the fuel pump with a "jack rabbit" hand pump, but even after pulling 2 pints of fuel through it the fuel pump wouldn't pump fuel.
I did confirm that there is gas in the fuel filter and the fuel line is unclogged. There was some water in the fuel that I pumped out of the fuel line.
The fuel pump appears to be original as it is also painted black like the engine so it is ~23 years old.
My obvious hunch is that the fuel pump has died, but I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if there's something more I should check.
Many thanks!
Andy
I purchased a 1991 Comp last year and it ran great. I winterized it for the cold, rainy Seattle weather last November.
I pulled it out of storage on Friday to get it ready for the summer and haven't been able to get gas to the cylinders.
It will run when I pour gas down the carb until the gas runs out. When I pump the throttle, no/or very little (drops) gas is dumped into the intake from the carb.
I suspected a stuck float in the carb, but first checked to see if fuel was pumping to the carb. I disconnected the fuel line to the carb, but no fuel came out when I cranked the engine. I cranked the engine over quite a few times to see if a could get any gas to come out and nada. I could pull fuel through the line from the fuel pump with a "jack rabbit" hand pump, but even after pulling 2 pints of fuel through it the fuel pump wouldn't pump fuel.
I did confirm that there is gas in the fuel filter and the fuel line is unclogged. There was some water in the fuel that I pumped out of the fuel line.
The fuel pump appears to be original as it is also painted black like the engine so it is ~23 years old.
My obvious hunch is that the fuel pump has died, but I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if there's something more I should check.
Many thanks!
Andy