Hi friends! New to the IH8Mud forum, and FJ's in general.
Long story short, picked up an FJ62 from a family friend that has been sitting in a yard for years (in NM, no rust). Ran when parked. Couldn't pass it up, so now I own an FJ!
Drained gas tank, swapped fuel filter (fuel was in the line when swapped), replaced spark plugs, fogged the cylinders, changed the oil and oil filter, installed fresh battery. Added one gallon of gas back in - worried I may have sucked up a bunch of debris from only adding one gallon back? Truck turns and tries to start - will start and run briefly with starting fluid sprayed through the air intake.
Pulled fuel line just before filter and tried to start - no fuel coming through the line. Tried to listen for fuel pump working - can't hear it. Traced the line back from the filter to the tank, could not find leaks. I am thinking fuel pump, but what else should I be looking for? Is there a way to test if the pump is getting electric before I drop the tank? I tried the paperclip short but wasn't 100% sure what I was doing - it did nothing. Anyone have ideas other than swap the fuel pump? I already have the pump on the way.
Long story short, picked up an FJ62 from a family friend that has been sitting in a yard for years (in NM, no rust). Ran when parked. Couldn't pass it up, so now I own an FJ!
Drained gas tank, swapped fuel filter (fuel was in the line when swapped), replaced spark plugs, fogged the cylinders, changed the oil and oil filter, installed fresh battery. Added one gallon of gas back in - worried I may have sucked up a bunch of debris from only adding one gallon back? Truck turns and tries to start - will start and run briefly with starting fluid sprayed through the air intake.
Pulled fuel line just before filter and tried to start - no fuel coming through the line. Tried to listen for fuel pump working - can't hear it. Traced the line back from the filter to the tank, could not find leaks. I am thinking fuel pump, but what else should I be looking for? Is there a way to test if the pump is getting electric before I drop the tank? I tried the paperclip short but wasn't 100% sure what I was doing - it did nothing. Anyone have ideas other than swap the fuel pump? I already have the pump on the way.