Kesp4.0
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- Joined
- January 12, 2012
- Messages
- 217
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- City, State
- Los Angeles, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1993 Explorer XLT
Well I was an idiot and neglected to start the thing so I'm not very surprised. I did some axle repairs back in January of 2012 and then parked it and never started it again. I did drain the gas tank of as much as I could get out.
Now I have purchased many parts and am ready to get back to work on it, and I filled the tank with about 4 gallons of gas and some B12 additive. The vehicle cranked and cranked but wouldn't fire. I checked the inertia switch, seems fine. I checked the fuel pump relay and even replaced the stock one with a new Borg-Warner relay, and while it seemed to really pick up the cranking it still wouldn't fire.
Lastly, I opened up the Schrader valve on the fuel rail and held it open while cranking and- nothing. Do you guys think the fuel pump is gummed up/shot? Maybe a clog in the line? I have a brand new fuel pump to install but I'd rather get it started and get it in the garage to start work on it instead of dropping the tank out in the cold and replacing it. I figure I might just hook a tow strap to it to get it into the garage. Any ideas? Here's a pic of her 10 years ago back when she was 100%
Add 100K miles, a car accident and some neglect - current condition:
Now I have purchased many parts and am ready to get back to work on it, and I filled the tank with about 4 gallons of gas and some B12 additive. The vehicle cranked and cranked but wouldn't fire. I checked the inertia switch, seems fine. I checked the fuel pump relay and even replaced the stock one with a new Borg-Warner relay, and while it seemed to really pick up the cranking it still wouldn't fire.
Lastly, I opened up the Schrader valve on the fuel rail and held it open while cranking and- nothing. Do you guys think the fuel pump is gummed up/shot? Maybe a clog in the line? I have a brand new fuel pump to install but I'd rather get it started and get it in the garage to start work on it instead of dropping the tank out in the cold and replacing it. I figure I might just hook a tow strap to it to get it into the garage. Any ideas? Here's a pic of her 10 years ago back when she was 100%
Add 100K miles, a car accident and some neglect - current condition: