From: bob@pelicanparts.com on behalf of Bob at Pelican Parts [bob@pelicanparts.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 6:47 PM To: pelicanparts@csi.com Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: 1982 Porsche 924] Hi Richard, A car that has been sitting for two years needs to have the fuel tank drained (fuel goes "sour"). Next you should replace the fuel filter, and add some Chevron "techron" or other good fuel injection cleaner to the first tank of gas. As to the fuel pump, if you have power at the pump, and you can't feel it humming with your hand on it, you have an inoperative pump. (And on the standard 924, there is only one fuel pump, not a second one in the tank). Wayne at Pelican Parts wrote: > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: 1982 Porsche 924 Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 18:01:18 -0700 From: Wayne at Pelican Parts Reply-To: pelicanparts@csi.com Organization: Pelican Parts To: Richard May References: <000801becb2c$a510e520$406098d0@826190> > > Hi there. I will forward you to Bob in Tech Support, who should be > able to help you out. > > Thanks, > > Wayne > > Richard May wrote: > >> I just recently bought this car not running. The car is in pretty >> good shape, but had been sitting for about 2 years. The guy I bought >> it from told me he thought it had a fuel related problem. It had had >> a fuel pump relay go bad several years ago that he had fixed and he >> said it acted the same way this time when it broke down. I checked >> for power at the fuel pump and I did not have any. I pulled the fuel >> pump relay out and checked for power to the relay at the relay panel >> and I had power there. I purchased a new relay and installed it. I >> now have power to the pump but the pump still does not feel like it >> is operating. I then disconnected the fuel line at the filter and >> cranked the engine and got no fuel flow. I came to the decision that >> I had a bad fuel pump but I would like someone elses input before I >> go and drop the cash. Also my Haynes manuel makes no reference to it >> but where the fuel line comes out of the tank and goes to the pump >> there is an electrical connection at the bottom of the tank. Haynes >> manuel makes reference to a pump in the tank but I was told this was >> on the turbo models. This one is non turbo. Do they have another >> pump in the tank or is this some kind of low level switch. The wires >> do though go from the tank to the fuel pump and hook up to the pump >> connections. When I crank the engine and lay my hand on the pump it >> feels like it wants to turn but won't. Any help would be greatly >> appreciated. This is my first Porsche so it is a learning >> experience. Thanks >