I disconnected the return line under the hood right near the fuel filter
on the firewall so there's nothing but a rubber hose between the fuel
distributor and that fitting. I verified the presence of fuel at the
filter by turning the pump on with that disconnected and got a healthy
looking flow. Should fuel come out the return line if I start the pump
without the engine running? I would think so, but I've never tried that
on a working car.
I forgot to mention, the car does not have the original motor. This is a
Canadian B23E of unknown year that I installed which is complete with
the whole fuel system it came with. No frequency valve is present on
this particular setup though I've thought about installing the old B21F
injection system to hook up the lambda sond system.
Thanks, I'll try this the next time I go out there and see what happens.
It moves freely with the pump off, but sticks down with the pump
running. I haven't pulled very hard to see if it frees up though, I
didn't want to damage the delicate mechanism.
I'm pretty sure this isn't the problem, as the flow plate feels fine
with the pump off, and it will run if I spray WD-40 into the airbox.
Well the gas is certainly past it's prime, however symptoms point
towards something else, I'm just not sure entirely what. Thanks for the
suggestions though.
