IROCaholic

Alright heres the situation my brother in law has an 86 camaro that was originally an Lg4 car and has had a 350 swapped in its place. Well about two years ago, he tore the motor apart for a head/cam swap. Well it took him a few months to do the swap, but unforseen circumstances have stopped him from hooking everything back up and getting running. Finally last month he decided to get her up and going and after we got everything hooked up it wasnt getting any fuel or spark. Now I think the spark problem is the ignition module but considering the fact that he has a brand new mechanical holley fuel pump I just cant figure out why he isnt getting fuel. I recently found out that in this model car there was an intake electric "helper" pump. Is this true? and should I hear it turn on when the key is in the on position. I appreciatte any help I can get.

five7kid

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The 86's didn't get the in-tank electric pump from the factory. If the owner complained about vapor lock, the dealer had a kit that could be installed that had the in-tank pump. As far as I know, my '86 donor car didn't have the pump, but I didn't know to check for it before the hulk was hauled away. I do know there isn't any relay or fuse for it in the fuse panel. If his car has the in-tank, you should be able to hear it run when you first turn on the ignition.

Rotted fuel can clog the fuel pickup or lines. You might try removing the pump inlet line and gas cap and blowing compressed air in the inlet line back to the tank. If something is in there like an insect nest, that should take care of it. In fact, the insect nest would be more likely at the pump, assuming the line sat open during the down time, so you might want to blow out the line from the tank first. You could also try putting a line from the pump inlet to a gas can (safety first here, don't put it in an open pail of gas) and see if the pump will pick it up out of the can.

IROCaholic

Alright thanks for the help/idea. We will most likely get back on it this weekend. He is a little discouraged since it didnt start so its going to take me a while to convince him to get back on his horse.