Cascade Crew

[RSFreak]

...almost

Yup, with the much appreciated help of Aaron, TJ and I got my Trans Am to sorta run! After multiple failed attempts at starting the car, several corrective actions performed by Aaron, and much diagnosing we determined that the tank is full of "bad" gas (it has been sitting for several years). Aaron then sprayed starting fluid into the TB and I fired it up - literally. It ran great for a few seconds and then back-fired through the intake resulting in a small fire on the TB where some starting fluid had pooled! I'm calling it a win.

[aaron_sK]

It's always a good day when a Crewbie calls me and says that their oil pump is leaking all over, and I go over to their house and set their car on fire...

Or something like that.



In any case, has anyone here had any experience siphoning gas from a thirdgen? IIRC some of these cars had an anti-siphon deal in the neck. We couldn't get anything down into the tank.

[Dewey316]

I would honestly really consider dropping the tank, and cleaning it out that way. If that gas sat for that long, might be crap in the tank, that will just gum up the pump sock.

just my $0.02. The lazy way to do this, is to just disconnect the fuel line, and jump the fuel pump relay, and let the pump get all the fuel out. You could probably also disconnect the fuel filter, it is low enough that it should siphon the fuel out.

[RSFreak]

Actually, we thought the oil filter was leaking because I didn't know about the missing oil pressure sending unit (thanks Ian! )

Good idea John! We will try that.

[bAd DaWg 85 Z28]

The Lama is correct about the fuel. I helped a friend who had the same problem on his 87 T/A his two year old fuel was in the way of him starting a fresh 350. So a trip to baxter autoparts for a cheep squeeze pump on some 5/16 hard plastic tubing about 6FT long this made the siphoning the tank EZ . Aaron has a good point on pain in the pain in the a$$ factor the inlet makes a couple of tight turns. thats where the hard plastic line comes in to play. being stiff you can push it all the way to the bottom of the tank. use the squeeze pump to get started. At 5/16 depending on the amount old fuel you could be in for along waite so add a six pack to the parts list.

[iansane]

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[RSFreak]

I don't think we're ever gonna get the filter off now. I put some serious torque on that thing with the filter wrench!

[aaron_sK]

It'll come back off. There's only so much english you can get on it with coarse threads and a rubber gasket in there.

Oh and toss that PH30 filter. Buy a Wix truck filter for it. You'll probably want to do the fuel filter too, once you get the tank situation figured out.

[RSFreak]

Will do!